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1. (v.i.) writhe
to twist the body about, as in pain or effort.
2. writhe
to suffer acute embarrassment.
3. (v.t.) writhe
to twist or bend out of shape or position; contort.
4. writhe
to twist (oneself, the body, etc.) about, as in pain.
5. (n.) writhe
a twisting of the body, as in pain.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE wrīthan to twist, wind, c. OHG rīdan, ON rītha; akin to wreath)
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1. (verb) writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
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"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) Writhe
to twist; to turn; now, usually, to twist or turn so as to distort; to wring
2. (verb) Writhe
to wrest; to distort; to pervert
3. (verb) Writhe
to extort; to wring; to wrest
4. (verb) Writhe
to twist or contort the body; to be distorted; as, to writhe with agony. Also used figuratively
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Sense: to twist violently to and fro, especially in pain or discomfort
to writhe in agony; She writhed about when I tickled her.
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 Afrikaans: draai |
 Arabic: يَتَلَوّى |
 Bulgarian: гърча се |
 Brazilian: contorcer-se |
 Czech: svíjet se |
 German: sich krümmen |
 Danish: vride sig |
 Greek: σφαδάζω, σπαρταρώ |
 Spanish: retorcerse |
 Estonian: väänlema |
 Farsi: از شدت درد به خود پیچیدن |
 Finnish: vääntelehtiä |
 French: (se) tordre |
 Hebrew: לְהִתפַּתֵל מִכּאֵב |
 Hindi: तड़पना |
 Croatian: kriviti, trzati |
 Hungarian: vonaglik |
 Indonesian: menggeliat-geliat |
 Icelandic: engjast um |
 Italian: torcersi, contorcersi |
 Japanese: 身もだえする |
 Korean: 몸을 뒤틀다 |
 Lithuanian: raitytis |
 Latvian: locīties (sāpēs); mētātie |
 Malay: meronta-ronta |
 Dutch: kronkelen |
 Norwegian: vri seg, sno seg |
 Polish: wić się |
 Persian: از شدت درد به خود پیچیدن |
 Pashto: له درده تاوېدل را تاوېدل |
 Portuguese: contorcer-se |
 Romanian: a se zvârcoli |
 Russian: извиваться |
 Slovak: zvíjať sa |
 Slovenian: zvijati se |
 Serbian: grčiti se |
 Swedish: vrida sig |
 Thai: บิดตัวเพราะเจ็บปวด; งอเพร |
 Turkish: kıvranmak |
 Taiwanese: (尤指因痛苦或不適)扭動(身體) |
 Ukrainian: корчитися, звиватися |
 Urdu: درد سے اینٹھنا |
 Vietnamese: đau quằn quại |
 Chinese: （尤指因痛苦或不适）扭动（身体） |
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