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writhe
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writhe  (r)
v. writhed, writh·ing, writhes
v.intr.
1. To twist, as in pain, struggle, or embarrassment.
2. To move with a twisting or contorted motion.
3. To suffer acutely.
v.tr.
To cause to twist or squirm; contort.
n.
The act or an instance of writhing; a contortion.

[Middle English writhen, from Old English wrthan; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]

writher n.

writhe [raɪð]
vb
1. to twist or squirm in or as if in pain
2. (intr) to move with such motions
3. (intr) to suffer acutely from embarrassment, revulsion, etc.
n
the act or an instance of writhing
[Old English wrīthan; related to Old High German rīdan, Old Norse rītha. See wrath, wreath, wrist, wroth]
writher  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.writhewrithe - to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
wrench - make a sudden twisting motion

writhe
verb squirm, struggle, twist, toss, distort, thrash, jerk, wriggle, wiggle, contort, convulse, thresh He was writhing on the floor in agony.
Translations
writhe [raɪð] VIretorcerse
to writhe with or in painretorcerse de dolor
to writhe with embarrassmentmorirse de vergüenza or (LAm) pena
writhe about writhe around VI + ADVretorcerse

writhe [ˈraɪð] vise tordre

writhe
visich krümmen, sich winden (→ with, in vor +dat); to writhe in ecstasysich vor Lust wälzen; to make somebody writhe (painfully) → jdn vor Schmerzen zusammenzucken lassen; (with disgust) → jdm kalte Schauer über den Rücken jagen, jdn erschauern lassen; (with embarrassment) → jdn in peinliche Verlegenheit bringen

writhe [raɪð] vicontorcersi
to writhe with embarrassment → morire di vergogna
writhe [raɪð] vicontorcersi
to writhe with embarrassment → morire di vergogna

writhe
v writhe [raið]
to twist violently to and fro, especially in pain or discomfort to writhe in agony; She writhed about when I tickled her. draai يَتَلَوّى гърча се svíjet se vride sig sich krümmen σφαδάζω, σπαρταρώ retorcerse väänlema از شدت درد به خود پیچیدن vääntelehtiä (se) tordre לְהִתפַּתֵל מִכּאֵב तड़पना kriviti, trzati vonaglik menggeliat-geliat engjast um torcersi, contorcersi 身もだえする 몸을 뒤틀다 raitytis locīties (sāpēs); mētāties meronta-ronta kronkelen vri seg, sno seg wić się contorcer-se a se zvârcoli извиваться zvíjať sa zvijati se grčiti se vrida sig บิดตัวเพราะเจ็บปวด; งอเพราะเจ็บปวด; บิดเบี้ยวด้วยความเจ็บปวด kıvranmak (尤指因痛苦或不適)扭動(身體) корчитися, звиватися درد سے اینٹھنا đau quằn quại


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