The pain was so unbearable that he was writhing in agony. She was writhing around/about on the ground.

WRITHING definition: twisting about or squirming, as from pain, violent effort, uncontrolled passion, etc.. See examples of writhing used in a sentence.

Among the oldest of these uses is the meaning “to twist into coils or folds,” but in modern use writhing is more often about the physical contortions of one suffering from debilitating pain or …

To move with a twisting or contorted motion: A snake writhed out of the bushes. 3. To suffer emotional or physical distress, as from embarrassment or anguish: "She writhed at the bare …

Definition of writhe verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you writhe, your body twists and turns violently backwards and forwards, usually because you are in great pain or discomfort. He was writhing in agony.

Writhing is a snake- or worm-like movement — a rolling and twisting motion, like your writhing brother who can't stand to have his feet tickled.

writhe /raɪð/ v., writhed, writh•ing, n. v. [no object] to twist and turn, as in pain. to suffer greatly: The embarrassing disclosures about his past had him writhing. n. [countable] a twisting of the …

Memon, obsessed with the writhing creature, unhinged his jaw and swallowed it slowly, his eyes closed. They saw a mass of tough green vines all matted together and writhing and twisting …

• Sarah was writhing in agony, clutching her leg. • And even though the little fellow stood stock still, his shadow heaved and twisted as some living creature writhing in unimaginable torment.