writhe
To twist, wringTo twist, wring (something).
» Jessica made her girlfriend writhe and moan.
Джессіка змусила свою дівчину звиватися і стогнати.
Джессіка змусила свою дівчину звиватися та стогнати.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To twist, wring (something).
verdrehen
(transitive)To contort (a part of the body).
verrenken, winden, krümmen
ко́рчитьсяkórčitʹsja, извива́тьсяizvivátʹsja
ко́рчитисяkórčytysja
(intransitive)To twist bodily; to contort one's self; to be distorted.
(transitive)To extort.
- to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
Examples
22 sentencesJessica made her girlfriend writhe and moan.
Джессіка змусила свою дівчину звиватися і стогнати.
The wounded soldier writhed in pain.
ruРаненый солдат корчился от боли.
He is writhing like a worm.
ruОн извивается как червяк.
The wounded soldier is writhing in pain.
ruРаненый солдат корчится от боли.
Jessica tends to writhe when she orgasms.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English writhen, from Old English wrīþan, from Proto-West Germanic *wrīþan, frFrom Middle English writhen, from Old English wrīþan, from Proto-West Germanic *wrīþan, from Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną (“to weave, twist, turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (“to twist, writhe”). Cognate with Middle Dutch writen (“to turn, twist”), dialectal German reiden (“to turn, twist, lace”), Danish vride (“to twist”), Swedish vrida (“to turn, twist, wind”), French rider (“to wrinkle, furrow, ruffle”, (< Germanic)). Compare also Lithuanian riēsti (“to unbend, wind, roll”).
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Forms
writhes, writhing, writhed, writhedSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle