n.
Pronunciation: ' r ī th
Function: verb
Inflected Form: writhed ; writh · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wr ī than; akin to Old Norse r ī tha to twist
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1 a : to twist into coils or folds b : to twist so as to distort : WRENCH c : to twist (the body or a bodily part) in pain
2 : INTERTWINE
intransitive verb
1 : to move or proceed with twists and turns < writhed to the music>
2 : to twist from or as if from pain or struggling
3 : to suffer keenly
– writhe noun