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Meaning
Verb
●
To
twist
,
wring
(something).
●
To
contort
(a part of the body).
●
To
twist
bodily
; to
contort
one's self
; to be distorted.
●
To extort.
Noun
●
A contortion.
●
The number of
negative
crossings
subtracted
from the number of positive
crossings
in a knot
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Origin
writhe
English
writhen
Middle English (1100-1500)
wriþan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Squirm
Flail
Convulse
Seethe
Tremble
Shriek
Wail
Scurry
Cower
Wallow
Groan
Howl
Shiver
Twirl
Curl Up
Rhymes
Ithe
Tithe
Lithe
Scythe
Blithe
Snithe
Writhe
Shrithe
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