writhe

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

verb

to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) (Freq. 7)
- The prisoner writhed in discomfort
- The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace
• Syn:
wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
• Derivationally related forms:
twist (for: twist), twister (for: twist), squirmer (for: squirm), squirm (for: squirm), wriggler (for: wriggle), wriggle (for: wriggle)
• Hypernyms:
move
• Hyponyms:
wrench
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- The crowds writhe in the streets
- The streets writhe with crowds

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist