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Detailed Synonyms for writhing in English

writhing:

writhing adj

  1. writhing
  2. writhing
    – moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion 1
    writhing; wriggly; wiggly; wriggling
    – moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion 1

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Related Definitions for "writhing":

  1. moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion1

writhe:

to writhe verbe (writhes, writhed, writhing)

  1. to writhe
    to squirm; to writhe; to wriggle; to worm
    • squirm verbe (squirms, squirmed, squirming)
    • writhe verbe (writhes, writhed, writhing)
    • wriggle verbe (wriggles, wriggled, wriggling)
    • worm verbe (worms, wormed, worming)
  2. to writhe
    – to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) 1
    to twist; to squirm; to wriggle; to worm; to writhe; to wrestle
    – to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) 1
    • twist verbe (twists, twisted, twisting)
    • squirm verbe (squirms, squirmed, squirming)
    • wriggle verbe (wriggles, wriggled, wriggling)
      • The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace1
    • worm verbe (worms, wormed, worming)
    • writhe verbe (writhes, writhed, writhing)
      • The prisoner writhed in discomfort1
    • wrestle verbe (wrestles, wrestled, wrestling)

Conjugations for writhe:

present
  1. writhe
  2. writhe
  3. writhes
  4. writhe
  5. writhe
  6. writhe
simple past
  1. writhed
  2. writhed
  3. writhed
  4. writhed
  5. writhed
  6. writhed
present perfect
  1. have writhed
  2. have writhed
  3. has writhed
  4. have writhed
  5. have writhed
  6. have writhed
past continuous
  1. was writhing
  2. were writhing
  3. was writhing
  4. were writhing
  5. were writhing
  6. were writhing
future
  1. shall writhe
  2. will writhe
  3. will writhe
  4. shall writhe
  5. will writhe
  6. will writhe
continuous present
  1. am writhing
  2. are writhing
  3. is writhing
  4. are writhing
  5. are writhing
  6. are writhing
subjunctive
  1. be writhed
  2. be writhed
  3. be writhed
  4. be writhed
  5. be writhed
  6. be writhed
diverse
  1. writhe!
  2. let's writhe!
  3. writhed
  4. writhing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "writhe":

  1. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)1
    • The prisoner writhed in discomfort1