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.
To twist; to turn; now, usually, to twist or turn so as to distort; to wring.
Verb
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"
v. t.
To twist; to turn; now, usually, to twist or turn so as
to distort; to wring.
v. t.
To wrest; to distort; to pervert.
v. t.
To extort; to wring; to wrest.
v. i.
To twist or contort the body; to be distorted; as, to
writhe with agony. Also used figuratively.
Writhe
Then Satan first knew pain, And writhed him to and fro.
Her mouth she writhed, her forehead taught to frown.
His battle-writhen arms, and mighty hands.2.
The reason which he yieldeth showeth the least part of his meaning to be that whereunto his words are writhed.3.
The nobility hesitated not to follow the example of their sovereign in writhing money from them by every species of oppression.
Writhe
After every attempt, he felt that he had failed, and writhed with shame and vexation.
To twist; to turn; now, usually, to twist or turn so as to distort; to wring.
To twist or contort the body; to be distorted;
Usage Examples
It is not necessary that you leave the house. Remain at your table and listen. Do not even listen, only wait. Do not even wait, be wholly still and alone. The world will present itself to you for its unmasking, it can do no other, in ecstasy it will writhe at your feet.
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