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writhe
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
writhe
(verb)
writhe
/
ˈ
raɪð/
verb
writhes
;
writhed
;
writhing
writhe
/
ˈ
raɪð/
verb
writhes
;
writhed
;
writhing
Britannica Dictionary definition of WRITHE
[
no object
]
:
to twist your body from side to side
She lay on the floor,
writhing
in pain.
a nest of
writhing
snakes
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