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Significados de writhe en inglés

portugués
estrebuchar
catalán
trenar
español
retorcer

To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

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        Uso de writhe en inglés
        1
        Monstrous creatures writhe about the crags; the men shoot some of them.
        Anglo-Saxon Literature
        2
        In more ways than one Mrs. Budlong kept Carthage on the writhe.
        Mrs. Budlong's Christmas Presents
        3
        The jests of the foul-mouthed rowdies would make me writhe with disgust.
        The Rise of David Levinsky
        4
        But she began to writhe in such torture that I stood aghast.
        Lilith: A Romance
        5
        His little mistakes in etiquette or address made him writhe with torture.
        The Education of Henry Adams
        6
        Supple, snaky vines writhe amid the foliage, and bind the undergrowth together.
        The Long White Cloud: "Ao Tea Roa"
        7
        I could no more than writhe; and I couldn't make a sound.
        Beyond the Vanishing Point
        8
        The teasing rake of nails over ribs made him want to writhe.
        Burning up
        9
        Anna continued to writhe and whimper, flailing her arms in unimaginable pain.
        Sisterhood of Dune
        10
        The pain made me writhe and moan, my face beaded with perspiration.
        Love under Fire
        11
        The body made a high, squealing sound and began to writhe violently.
        An Incident on Route 12
        12
        Every now and then he would writhe pitifully and vomit salt water.
        Atlantis
        13
        No, no, it is impossible, he added in Russian with a writhe.
        The Gambler
        14
        You all want to writhe under the bootheel of the Parians again?
        The black prism
        15
        The thing clicked and squealed as it began to writhe into deconstruction.
        Spellwright
        16
        She seems to writhe in one's gaze with slight, almost imperceptible movements.
        A Sport and a Pastime
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        Translations for writhe
        Writhe a través del tiempo
        Writhe por variante geográfica
        Reino Unido
        Común
        Estados Unidos de América
        Común