writhe
11Writhe — In knot theory, the writhe is a property of an oriented link diagram. The writhe is the total number of positive crossings minus the total number of negative crossings .A direction is assigned to the link at a point in each component and this… …
12writhe — v. (D; intr.) to writhe in (to writhe in pain) * * * [raɪð] (D; intr.) to writhe in (to writhe in pain) …
13writhe — UK [raɪð] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms writhe : present tense I/you/we/they writhe he/she/it writhes present participle writhing past tense writhed past participle writhed to move by twisting and turning, especially when you feel a lot of… …
14writhe — [[t]ra͟ɪð[/t]] writhes, writhing, writhed VERB 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 subject makes her writhe with… …
15writhe — verb (I) 1 to twist your body from side to side violently, especially because you are suffering pain: writhe in pain/agony: He lay on the floor writhing in pain. 2 writhe with anger/hate/shame etc literary to feel very violent emotions of anger… …
16writhe — verb (writhed; writhing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wrīthan; akin to Old Norse rītha to twist Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to twist into coils or folds b. to twist so as to distort ; wrench c …
17writhe — verb Writhe is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑worm …
18writhe — writher, n. writhingly, adv. /ruydh/, v., writhed, writhing, n. v.i. 1. to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc. 2. to shrink mentally, as in acute discomfort. v.t. 3. to twist or bend out of shape or position;… …
19writhe — 1. noun /raɪð/ The number of negative crossings subtracted from the number of positive crossings in a knot 2. verb /raɪð/ a) To twist; to turn; now …
20writhe — Synonyms and related words: ache, agonize, ail, anguish, bend, blanch, bleed, blench, buckle, contort, crook, crumple, distort, feel pain, feel the pangs, fidget, flinch, flip out, flutter, freak out on, get high on, glow, gnarl, go hard with, go …
