writhe

Senso (Inglese)

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

Concetti

convulsione

contorcimento

divincolare

impennarsi

dibattersi

storcersi

lottare

avere le convulsioni

agitarsi

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

se débattre

spartelen

se tortiller

worstelen

retorcer

se démener

zich aftobben

تضور

se tordre

συσπώμαι

συσπώ

σφαδάζω

krümmen

kronkelen

trenar

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ɹaɪð/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: writhen

Ereditato da inglese antico: wrīþan

Affine olandese medio: writen

Affine tedesco: reiden

Affine danese: vride

Affine svedese: vrida

Affine francese: rider

Affine lituano: 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”).