1
as in to weave
to cause to twine about one another
tends to writhe his fingers together when he's nervous or upset
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2
as in to squirm
to make jerky or restless movements
writhing in pain from his injuries
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Recent Examples of writhe
That morning, Flora had awoken from terrible dreams about her naked mother dying, writhing beneath a street light.
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Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
The pain of seeing RGIII lying on the field, writhing in pain, is never far from Commanders’ fans minds.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
Often, Marvin came up with performances on the spot as DoP Ruslan Fedotov filmed – for instance, writhing in a glutinous pool of mud.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2025
The way Benson landed on Wedgewood’s leg caused Wedgewood to fall to the ice and begin writhing in pain.
—Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
The pain of seeing RGIII lying on the field, writhing in pain, is never far from Commanders’ fans minds.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
Often, Marvin came up with performances on the spot as DoP Ruslan Fedotov filmed – for instance, writhing in a glutinous pool of mud.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2025
The way Benson landed on Wedgewood’s leg caused Wedgewood to fall to the ice and begin writhing in pain.
—Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for writhe
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Her latest feature, The Ice Tower (La Tour de glace), is no exception, weaving a twisted retro fairytale that sits somewhere between Frozen and Mulholland Drive.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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Watch the video | Rare 1,600-year-old purple fabric — woven with gold threads — found in France.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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One, shown against Fulham below when Pope allowed Emile Smith Rowe’s weak shot to squirm under him, was particularly costly.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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The women start to squirm when Silky Johnson (Dave Chappelle) comes out in a mink coat holding a golden goblet.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
18 Jan. 2025
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This full-body exercise can support movements relating to twisting or rotating the torso, which can translate to sports like tennis or many daily life tasks.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
26 Feb. 2025
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In a new book, Pankaj Mishra twists Holocaust remembrance into a source of all the world’s evil.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2025
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In the video, the robot hangs suspended from the ceiling as its limbs twitch and kick, marking what the company claims is a step toward its goal of creating household-helper robots.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
21 Feb. 2025
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The elephant is now decidedly less friendly, and is doing far more than twitching and grunting.—
Stephen Maher,
TIME,
15 Feb. 2025
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Islam likely travelled to the region with Arab traders, but the erasure of earlier worship systems was the result of a series of knotty events entwined with foreign influences bent on the very existence of the small nation as an integral unit.—
Rob Crossan,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Jan. 2025
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Bellino often clashed with longtime cast member Shannon Beador, as the two are entwined in a number of ways: Bellino's ex-husband Jim Bellino was embroiled in a defamation lawsuit against Beador in 2018, a legal battle that saw Beador emerge victorious.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
20 Dec. 2024
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Rosenkrantz is played in the two-hander by Rebecca Hall with warmth and humor and a physical ease that makes Linda much more centered and self-contained than Whishaw’s chain-smoking, often fidgeting Peter.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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Closed, tight arms can convey anger or resentment, and slouching, fidgeting and a limp handshake might convey a lack of confidence.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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The day before the crash that took his life, BB tossed three touchdowns in a 64-6 rout of Custer County.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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The water on one side of the beach and the Pacific Coast Highway on the other help impede fire spread, but strong gusts—like last month’s infamous Santa Ana winds—can still toss embers and flaming debris across the highway.—
Monica Hunter-Hart,
Forbes,
16 Feb. 2025
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The Tesla doesn’t have that collaborative aspect and will shut off if the driver jerks the wheel.—
Robert Ferris,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
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There are numerous moments where she is lost in a dream or a memory before suddenly jerking awake, often too clearly delineating the boundaries in a film ostensibly about its main character’s delusions.—
Ryan Swen,
Variety,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Writhe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writhe. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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