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- Dictionarywrithe/rʌɪð/
verb
- 1. make twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body: "he writhed in agony on the ground"
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WRITHE definition: 1. to make large twisting movements with the body: 2. to experience a very difficult or unpleasant…. Learn more.
WRITHE meaning: 1. to make large twisting movements with the body: 2. to experience a very difficult or unpleasant…. Learn more.
1. to twist or squirm in or as if in pain. 2. (intransitive) to move with such motions. 3. (intransitive) to suffer acutely from embarrassment, revulsion, etc.
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 (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. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Want to learn more?
How to use writhe in a sentence. Did you know? to twist into coils or folds; to twist so as to distort : wrench; to twist (the body or a bodily part) in pain…
What does the noun writhe mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun writhe, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. writhe has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
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.
Writhe definition: to twist the body about or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, uncontrolled passion, etc.. See examples of WRITHE used in a sentence.
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.
