亚洲网紅露点

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writhe

[ rahyth ]

verb (used without object)

writhed, writhing.
  1. to twist the body about or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, uncontrolled passion, etc.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. to shrink mentally, as in acute discomfort.


verb (used with object)

writhed, writhing.
  1. to twist or bend out of shape or position; distort; contort.
  2. to twist (oneself, the body, etc.) about, as in pain.

noun

  1. a writhing movement; a twisting of the body, as in pain.

writhe

/ 谤补瑟冒 /

verb

  1. to twist or squirm in or as if in pain
  2. intr to move with such motions
  3. intr to suffer acutely from embarrassment, revulsion, etc
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act or an instance of writhing
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞飞谤颈迟丑别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 飞谤颈迟丑路别谤 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of writhe1

First recorded before 900; Middle English writhen (verb), Old English 飞谤墨迟丑补苍 鈥渢o twist, wind鈥; cognate with Old Norse 谤墨迟丑补 鈥渢o knit, twist鈥; akin to wreath, wry
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of writhe1

Old English 飞谤墨迟丑补苍; related to Old High German 谤墨诲补苍, Old Norse 谤墨迟丑补. See wrath , wreath , wrist , wroth
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鈥淧erfect Celebrity鈥 and 鈥淒isease鈥 had her writhing in a shallow grave surrounded by the undead.

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His moans and groans grow louder, as he writhes on the gurney.

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The anchors made the appropriate comments of shock and grief while I writhed in my seat wondering where all the various fire lines actually were at that moment.

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Depp whimpers and writhes with aplomb, but her enthusiastically physical performance never reaches her eyes 鈥 unless they鈥檙e rolling back in her head.

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They found Ms Marshall still conscious and writhing around in "extreme pain" on the floor of the living room, which was covered in black smoke.

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