[writhe] vb writhed ; writh.ing [ME, fr. OE writhan; akin to ON ritha to twist] vt (bef. 12c) 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 ~ vi 1: to move or proceed with twists and turns
2: to twist from or as if from pain or struggling
3: to suffer keenly -- writhe n