Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - writhe
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Writhe
writhe
verb (~d; writhing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English writhan; akin to Old Norse ritha 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 ~d to the music 2. to twist from or as if from pain or struggling 3. to suffer keenly • ~ noun
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1.
v. & n. --v. 1 intr. twist or roll oneself about in or as if in acute pain. 2 intr. suffer severe mental discomfort or embarrassment (writhed with shame; writhed at the thought of it). 3 tr. twist (one's body etc.) about. --n. an act of writhing. Etymology: OE writhan, rel. to WREATHE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. корча 2. корчиться, извиваться to writhe in agony —- корчиться в муках to writhe with pain —- корчиться от боли 3. (with, at, under) остро переживать, мучиться, терзаться to writhe with shame —- терзаться от стыда to writhe under the insult —- мучиться от обиды 4. скрутить, перекрутить (что-л.); переплетать 5. редк. сводить (мышцы); исказить (лицо) 6. редк. вывертывать to writhe oneself free —- вывернуться (из чьих-л. рук) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
3.
v. корчиться (от боли); to writhe with shame - мучиться от стыда; to writhe under/at the insult - терзаться обидой Syn: see wriggle ...Англо-русский словарь
4.
(writhes, writhing, writhed) If you writhe, your body twists and turns violently backwards and forwards, usually because you are in great pain or discomfort. He was writhing in agony... The shark was writhing around wildly, trying to get free. VERB: V, V adv/prep ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~ v 1 to twist your body from side to side violently, especially because you are suffering pain (writhe in pain/agony) (He lay on the floor writhing in pain.) 2 writhe with anger/hate/shame etc literary to feel very violent emotions of anger etc ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
- O.E. wriрan "to twist or bend," earlier "to bind or fetter," from P.Gmc. *writhanan. Related to wreath, wrath and wroth. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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