to writhe

English - Turkish

Definition of to writhe in English Turkish dictionary

kıvranmak

{f} acıdan kıvranmak

kıvrılma

{f} debelenmek

bükünmek

acıdan kıvran

kıvran

O bir solucan gibi kıvranıyor. - He writhes like a worm.

Yaralı asker acı içinde kıvranıyordu. - The wounded soldier writhed in pain.

kvıranma

{f} (ağrı, sancı veya manevi bir ıstıraptan) kıvranmak

kıvrandırmak

English - English

Definition of to writhe in English English dictionary

To twist or contort the body; to be distorted; as, to writhe with agony (also figuratively)

To wrest; to distort; to pervert

To twist; to turn; now, usually, to twist or turn so as to distort; to wring

To extort; to wring; to wrest

The number of negative crossings subtracted from the number of positive crossings in a knot

to twist the body, face, or limbs or as in pain or distress

{v} to twist, distort, wrest, be in agony or torture

{i} writhing movement, twisting of the body; contorting in pain; wriggling, squirming, contorting

To twist or contort the body; to be distorted; as, to writhe with agony

to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

Also used figuratively

{f} twist; be tormented (by pain); bend

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 The shark was writhing around wildly, trying to get free. to twist your body from side to side violently, especially because you are suffering pain writhe in pain/agony etc

Turkish pronunciation

tı rîth

Pronunciation

/tə ˈrəᴛʜ/ /tə ˈrɪθ/