writhe 音标拼音: [r'ɪθ]
n . 翻腾,苦恼
vt . 扭曲,缠绕,翻腾
vi . 蠕动,扭动,翻滚,不安,苦恼
翻腾,苦恼扭曲,缠绕,翻腾蠕动,扭动,翻滚,不安,苦恼
writhe v 1 :
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 " [
synonym :
{
writhe }, {
wrestle }, {
wriggle }, {
worm }, {
squirm }, {
twist }]
Writhe \
Writhe \,
v .
i .
To twist or contort the body ;
to be distorted ;
as ,
to writhe with agony .
Also used figuratively .
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After every attempt ,
he felt that he had failed ,
and writhed with shame and vexation . --
Macaulay .
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Writhe \
Writhe \,
v .
t . [
imp . {
Writhed };
p .
p . {
Writhed },
Obs .
or Poetic {
Writhen };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Writhing }.] [
OE .
writhen ,
AS .
wr [
imac ]?
an to twist ;
akin to OHG .
r [
imac ]
dan ,
Icel .
r [
imac ]?
a ,
Sw .
vrida ,
Dan .
vride .
Cf . {
Wreathe }, {
Wrest },
{
Wroth }.]
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1 .
To twist ;
to turn ;
now ,
usually ,
to twist or turn so as to distort ;
to wring . "
With writhing [
turning ]
of a pin ."
--
Chaucer .
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Then Satan first knew pain ,
And writhed him to and fro . --
Milton .
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Her mouth she writhed ,
her forehead taught to frown .
--
Dryden .
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His battle -
writhen arms ,
and mighty hands .
--
Tennyson .
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2 .
To wrest ;
to distort ;
to pervert .
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The reason which he yieldeth showeth the least part of his meaning to be that whereunto his words are writhed . --
Hooker .
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3 .
To extort ;
to wring ;
to wrest . [
R .]
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The nobility hesitated not to follow the example of their sovereign in writhing money from them by every species of oppression . --
Sir W .
Scott .
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81 Moby Thesaurus words for "
writhe ":
ache ,
agonize ,
ail ,
anguish ,
bend ,
blanch ,
bleed ,
blench ,
buckle ,
contort ,
crook ,
crumple ,
distort ,
feel pain ,
feel the pangs ,
fidget ,
flinch ,
flip out ,
flutter ,
freak out on ,
get high on ,
glow ,
gnarl ,
go hard with ,
go pitapat ,
grimace ,
have a misery ,
have the fidgets ,
have the shakes ,
heave ,
hurt ,
jerk ,
knot ,
palpitate ,
pant ,
pound ,
quake ,
quaver ,
quiver ,
recoil ,
screw ,
shake ,
shiver ,
shoot ,
shrink ,
smart ,
spring ,
squiggle ,
squirm ,
suffer ,
suffer anguish ,
swell ,
swell with emotion ,
thrash ,
thrill ,
thrill to ,
throb ,
tingle ,
tingle with excitement ,
toss ,
toss and turn ,
tremble ,
tumble ,
turn ,
turn awry ,
turn on to ,
twinge ,
twist ,
twist and turn ,
twitch ,
twitter ,
wag ,
waggle ,
warp ,
wiggle ,
wince ,
worm ,
wrench ,
wrest ,
wriggle ,
wring
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WRITHE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of WRITHE is to twist into coils or folds How to use writhe in a sentence Did you know?
WRITHE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary WRITHE definition: 1 to make large twisting movements with the body: 2 to experience a very difficult or unpleasant… Learn more
WRITHE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com 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
WRITHE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary 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
writhe verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of writhe verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
Writhe - definition of writhe by The Free Dictionary writhe (raɪð) vb 1 to twist or squirm in or as if in pain 2 (intr) to move with such motions
writhe, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary writhe, n meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
writhe - WordReference. com Dictionary of English writhe raɪð v , writhed, writh•ing, n v [no object] to twist and turn, as in pain to suffer greatly: The embarrassing disclosures about his past had him writhing n [countable] a twisting of the body
Writhe - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com 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 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary writhe (third-person singular simple present writhes, present participle writhing, simple past writhed or wrothe, past participle writhed or wrothe or writhen) (transitive) To twist, wring (something)