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Showing words for WRITHING using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Writhing

writhing

7 Letter Words for Writhing

twiring, whiting, withing, writing

6 Letter Words for Writhing

hiring, ingirt, inwith, inwrit, thring, tiring, whitin, wiring, within, witing, wright

5 Letter Words for Writhing

girth, grint, grith, inwit, iring, night, right, thing, tingi, whing, wight, wring, writh

4 Letter Words for Writhing

giri, girn, girt, gith, grin, grit, higi, hing, hint, init, inti, intr, nigh, ring, thig, thin, thir, ting, trig, trin, twig, twin, whig, whin, whir, whit, wing, wint, with, wrig, writ, wrnt

3 Letter Words for Writhing

gin, git, hgt, hin, hir, hit, hwt, ign, ihi, ing, int, nig, nit, nth, rig, rin, rit, rti, rtw, tgn, tig, tin, tng, tri, twi, whr, wig, win, wir, wit

Definitions for Writhing

[1] to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc.
[2] to shrink mentally, as in acute discomfort.
[3] to twist or bend out of shape or position; distort; contort.
[4] to twist (oneself, the body, etc.) about, as in pain.
[5] a writhing movement; a twisting of the body, as in pain.
[6] to twist or squirm in or as if in pain
[7] (intr) to move with such motions
[8] (intr) to suffer acutely from embarrassment, revulsion, etc
[9] the act or an instance of writhing

Words related to Writhing

writhesquirming, wiggly

Words nearby Writhing

writhewrite-up, writer, writer's block, writer's cramp, writerly, writhe, writhen, writing, writing case, writing desk, writing hand

Origin of Writhing

ebefore 900; Middle English writhen (v.), Old English wrīthan to twist, wind; cognate with Old Norse rītha to knit, twist; akin to wreath, wry

Words that may be confused with Writhing

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, writhewraith, wreath, wreathe, writhe

Other words from Writhing

writh·er , noun
writh·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Writhing

eOld English wrīthan; related to Old High German rīdan, Old Norse rītha. See wrath , wreath , wrist , wroth

Synonyms for Writhing

squirming, twitching, wiggly