meaning of writhe
1. To twist; to turn; now, usually, to twist or turn so as to distort; to wring.
2. To wrest; to distort; to pervert.
3. To extort; to wring; to wrest.
4. To twist or contort the body; to be distorted; as, to writhe with agony. Also used figuratively.
5. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, especially when struggling; "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunts
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