😖

writhe

verb

/raɪð/

Meaning

To twist or squirm in pain or discomfort.

He writhed in pain after twisting his ankle.

squirm, twist, thrash, contort

remain still, relax

writhe in pain, writhe in agony, writhe helplessly

To join two pieces of metal by heating and melting a filler metal into the joint.

to work slowly and steadily, often with effort or difficulty

to achieve victory in a competition or succeed in getting something

to make changes or corrections to improve something; to modify

to be next to or share a border with

to change or alter something; to make partial changes