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writhe
(rīth)v. writhed, writh·ing, writhes
v.intr.
1. To make twisting bodily movements, as in pain or struggle.
2. To move with a twisting or contorted motion: A snake writhed out of the bushes.
3. To suffer emotional or physical distress, as from embarrassment or anguish: "She writhed at the bare idea that he might pay court to some girl" (W. Somerset Maugham).
v.tr.
To cause to twist or squirm; contort: "His lips ... were now writhed into unholy contortions" (Stephen Crane).
n.
The act or an instance of writhing: "'If I may umbly make the remark,' said Uriah Heep with a writhe" (Charles Dickens).
writh′er n.
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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]
ˈwrither n
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writhe
(raɪð)v. writhed, writh•ing,
n. v.i.
1. to twist the body about, as in pain or effort.
2. to suffer acute embarrassment.
v.t. 3. to twist or bend out of shape or position; contort.
4. to twist (oneself, the body, etc.) about, as in pain.
n. 5. a twisting of the body, as in pain.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English wrīthan to twist, wind, c. Old High German rīdan, Old Norse rītha; akin to wreath]
writh′er, n.
writh′ing•ly, adv.
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writhe
Past participle: writhed
Gerund: writhing
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Verb | 1. | writhe - 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 |
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writhe
verb squirm, struggle, twist, toss, distort, thrash, jerk, wriggle, wiggle, contort, convulse, thresh He was writhing on the floor in agony.
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writhe
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Translations
يَتَلَوّى
vonaglik
engjast um
locītiesmētāties
kıvranmak
writhe
[raɪð] VI → retorcerseto writhe with or in pain → retorcerse de dolor
to writhe with embarrassment → morirse de vergüenza or (LAm) pena
writhe about writhe around VI + ADV → retorcerse
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writhe
vi → sich krümmen, sich winden (→ with, in vor +dat); to writhe in ecstasy → sich 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
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writhe
(raið) verb 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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writhe
vi retorcerseEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.