Writhe

/ɹaɪð/

Synonyms for "writhe" (112 found)

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Closest matches (23)

Strong matches (33)

feel the pangsfidgetflinchflip outflutterfreak outfreak out onget high onglowgnarlgo hard withgo pitapatgrimacehave a miseryhave the fidgetshave the shakesheavehurtjerkknot
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Noun(2 words)
Verb(2 words)

Related words (56)

shivershootshrinksmartspringsquigglesquirmstrugglesuffersuffer anguishswellswell with emotionthrashthrillthrill tothrobtingletingle with excitementtosstoss and turn
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Verb(6 words)
Adjective(2 words)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

9 entries
bodily motiondiagram propertyexperiencegeometric propertymanipulationmotionmovemovementsuffer

More specific

5 entries
contortionnegative writhenormalized writhepositive writhetwist

Collocations

11 entries
acute writhemeasured writhepronounced writhesevere writhetotal writheviolent writhewrithe in painwrithe on the floorwrithe violentlywrithe with agonywrithing in agony

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

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Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

She would catch chafers and beetles and stick them on a pin, after which she would push a leaf or a bit of paper close enough for them to seize with their feet; for the pleasure of seeing them writhe and wriggle in their efforts to free themselves from the pins.

Source: tatoeba (7740875)

Alexandra was left to writhe on the floor.

Source: tatoeba (8683065)

Jessica made her girlfriend writhe and moan.

Source: tatoeba (8683068)

Jessica tends to writhe when she orgasms.

Source: tatoeba (8683074)

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