Synonyms for writhe
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : rahyth |
| Phonetic Transcription : raɪð |
Top 10 synonyms for writhe Other synonyms for the word writhe
Définition of writhe
Origin :- Old English wriðan "to twist or bend," earlier "to bind or fetter," from Proto-Germanic *writhanan (cf. North Frisian wrial, Old High German ridan, Old Norse riða, Middle Swedish vriþa, Middle Danish vride), from PIE *wreit- "to turn, bend" (see wreath). Related: Writhed; writhing.
- verb contort; toss back and forth
- Is it that he might writhe in the nightmare, or suffer agony from cramps?
- Extract from : « Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune » by Charles James Lever
- They began to writhe about his limbs, but drew no sound to vie with their crackling.
- Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
- Somehow it all made me writhe, agitated me so that I could hardly keep my seat.
- Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
- Writhe away or not as you please,” thought the poor man, “but pay me my copeck!
- Extract from : « Russian Fairy Tales » by W. R. S. Ralston
- As he spoke the psychic began to toss and writhe and moan pitifully.
- Extract from : « The Shadow World » by Hamlin Garland
- Andrea might writhe and supplicate and despair as he would—in vain.
- Extract from : « The Child of Pleasure » by Gabriele D'Annunzio
- He watched it blister and writhe as though it had been a living thing.
- Extract from : « The Letter of the Contract » by Basil King
- I saw the beast, which was perched upon the bowl, writhe and twist.
- Extract from : « The Lock And Key Library » by Various
- In mid-air it seemed to writhe and try to change the direction of its leap.
- Extract from : « The Raid on the Termites » by Paul Ernst
- Cunningham had made his bed of horsehair; let him twist and writhe upon it.
- Extract from : « The Pagan Madonna » by Harold MacGrath
Antonyms for writhe
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