Swedish - English
Definition of vrida sig in Swedish English dictionary
- writhe
- 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
- {v} to twist, distort, wrest, be in agony or torture
- to twist the body, face, or limbs or as in pain or distress
- {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