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| writhe [ rī ] |
verb (past and past participle writhed, present participle writh·ing, 3rd person present singular writhes) |
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1. intransitive verb twist or squirm: to make violent twisting and rolling movements with the body, especially as a result of severe pain
  writhing in agony
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2. transitive and intransitive verb move in twisting way: to move in a twisting squirming way, or cause the body to move in this way
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3. intransitive verb experience strong emotion: to feel a strong emotion, especially embarrassment or shame, and experience internal stress as a result of it
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noun (plural writhes) |
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writhing movement: a twisting or squirming movement
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| [ Old English wrīþan< Germanic] |
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| writh·er noun |
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