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- DictionaryWrithe/rīT͟H/
verb
- 1. make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body: "he writhed in agony on the ground"
Add to word list. to make large twisting movements with the body: The pain was so unbearable that he was writhing in agony. She was writhing around on the ground. informal. to experience a very difficult or unpleasant situation or emotion, such as extreme embarrassment:
writhe (about/around) (in/with something) to twist or move your body without stopping, often because you are in great pain. She was writhing around on the floor in agony. The snake writhed and hissed. (figurative) He was writhing (= suffering a lot) with embarrassment. Extra Examples.
3 days ago · verb. If you writhe, your body twists and turns violently backwards and forwards, usually because you are in great pain or discomfort . He was writhing in agony. [VERB] The subject makes her writhe with embarrassment. [VERB] The shark was writhing around wildly, trying to get free.
Definition of writhe verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To writhe is to squirm and twist. Often you'll see the phrase "to writhe in agony." Writhe when you've just ingested some stomach-wrenching poison, or perhaps in response to red ant stings. Writhe stems from the Old English, meaning "to twist or bend." It's not a coincidence that a Christmas wreath is greenery twisted and bent into a circle.
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] ˈwrithern.
to twist your body in a violent way, often because you are in pain: She lay on her bed, writhing in agony. (Definition of writhe from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of writhe. in Chinese (Traditional) 扭動, 蠕動, 痛苦不安，難堪… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 扭动, 蠕动, 痛苦不安，难堪… See more. in Spanish.
