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writhing

verb

Meaning

  1. To twist, to wring (something).
  2. To contort (a part of the body).
  3. To twist or contort the body; to be distorted.
  4. To extort.
  5. A twisting struggle.
  6. Bended in twisting struggle.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

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Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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