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Meanings of
writhe
in anglès
portuguès
estrebuchar
català
trenar
espanyol
retorcer
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To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
twist
worm
wrestle
wriggle
squirm
català
trenar
Sinònims
Examples for "
twist
"
twist
worm
wrestle
wriggle
squirm
Examples for "
twist
"
1
More recently, the argument has - unsurprisingly - taken an environmental
twist
.
2
The fire makes the red rose in his hand glow and
twist
.
3
A final
twist
in the tale appears to have taken place since.
4
Just managed
twist
out of way so it struck tree just behind.
5
Politically, the opposition True Finns party is seeking to
twist
the knife.
1
The region last experienced an attack by the
worm
three years ago.
2
Pictured is C. elegans, a common
worm
often used in genetic studies.
3
These cycles of experience, of course, all stem from that
worm
-
riddled
book.
4
It has often been said that the early bird catches the
worm
.
5
This
thought
-
worm
has started to come out in the day time too.
1
I can
wrestle
even better this year than I could last year.
2
He learned to
wrestle
after he enlisted in the Free State Army.
3
It has come to our attention that you would wish to
wrestle
.
4
We grappled pretty tightly, and in the
wrestle
the gun went off.
5
Sometimes we just need to let the other person
wrestle
with it.
1
At this stage, understanding and political
wriggle
room are in short supply.
2
How to help: Do not attempt to
wriggle
out of your responsibilities.
3
The children
wriggle
their way deeper under the wreckage, out of sight.
4
They
wriggle
their way to a preordained position on a nine-by-nine grid.
5
Eels died before they were able to
wriggle
out of the water.
1
Her words made my insides
squirm
,
though I could not say why.
2
Even now, with any hope of release dashed, Pope continued to
squirm
.
3
The moment they disappeared, Tinder began to
squirm
and Edgar walked faster.
4
Justin was so pleased by his mistake he barely noticed Neela
squirm
.
5
All the young men seemed to
squirm
with discomfort under his disdain.
Usage of
writhe
in anglès
1
Monstrous creatures
writhe
about the crags; the men shoot some of them.
2
In more ways than one Mrs. Budlong kept Carthage on the
writhe
.
3
The jests of the foul-mouthed rowdies would make me
writhe
with disgust.
4
But she began to
writhe
in such torture that I stood aghast.
5
His little mistakes in etiquette or address made him
writhe
with torture.
6
Supple, snaky vines
writhe
amid the foliage, and bind the undergrowth together.
7
I could no more than
writhe
;
and I couldn't make a sound.
8
The teasing rake of nails over ribs made him want to
writhe
.
9
Anna continued to
writhe
and whimper, flailing her arms in unimaginable pain.
10
The pain made me
writhe
and moan, my face beaded with perspiration.
11
The body made a high, squealing sound and began to
writhe
violently.
12
Every now and then he would
writhe
pitifully and vomit salt water.
13
No, no, it is impossible, he added in Russian with a
writhe
.
14
You all want to
writhe
under the bootheel of the Parians again?
15
The thing clicked and squealed as it began to
writhe
into deconstruction.
16
She seems to
writhe
in one's gaze with slight, almost imperceptible movements.
Other examples for "writhe"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
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writhe
Verb
Indicative · Present
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
writhe in
writhe away
writhe in agony
writhe again
writhe there
More collocations
Translations for
writhe
portuguès
estrebuchar
espernear
enroscar-se
torcer-se
torcer
debater-se
contorcer-se
català
trenar
torçar
retorçar
tòrcer
serpejar
retòrcer
serpentejar
cargolar-se
espanyol
retorcer
torcer
Writhe
through the time
Writhe
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common