writhe

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. (transitive) To twist, wring (something).
2. (transitive) To contort (a part of the body).
3. (intransitive) To twist bodily; to contort one's self; to be distorted.
4. (transitive) To extort.

Noun

1. (rare) A contortion.
2. The number of negative crossings subtracted from the number of positive crossings in a knot

Sinonieme

wriggle

squirm

twist

struggle

roll

twitch

wrestle

slither

convulse

worm

🪱

toss about

twist and turn

wind

turn

wiggle

jerk

jiggle

joggle

rear up

restless

roll around

shake

🫨

shimmy

slide

slip

snake

🐍

sneak away

spasm

spiral

squirming

throw oneself about

tweak

twiddle

twine

wag

wallow

wobble

wreathe

wring

kick about

moan and groan

move about

move slowly

roll about

thrash about

circumvolute

twist about

agitated

roll in pain

bend

Vertalings

se tortiller

spartelen

worstelen

se débattre

retorcer

zich aftobben

se démener

convulsione

se tordre

kronkelen

συσπώμαι

συσπώ

تضور

contorcimento

σφαδάζω

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɹaɪð/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: writhen

Geërf van Old English: wrīþan

Verwante met Middle Dutch: writen

Verwante met Duits: reiden

Verwante met Deens: vride

Verwante met Sweeds: vrida

Verwante met Frans: rider

Verwante met Litaus: riēsti

In summary

From 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”).