WRITHE
\ɹˈa͡ɪð], \ɹˈaɪð], \ɹ_ˈaɪ_ð]\
Definitions of WRITHE
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (esp. when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort."; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace."
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To twist; to turn; now, usually, to twist or turn so as to distort; to wring.
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To wrest; to distort; to pervert.
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To extort; to wring; to wrest.
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To twist or contort the body; to be distorted; as, to writhe with agony. Also used figuratively.
By Oddity Software
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To twist; to turn; now, usually, to twist or turn so as to distort; to wring.
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To wrest; to distort; to pervert.
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To extort; to wring; to wrest.
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To twist or contort the body; to be distorted; as, to writhe with agony. Also used figuratively.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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