WRITHE


Meaning of WRITHE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrīth ]

verb

( writhed ; writh·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wrīthan; akin to Old Norse rītha 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.