[rahyth] 
verb, writhed, writh⋅ing, noun | 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. |
| writhe (rīth) v. writhed, writh·ing, writhes v. intr.
To cause to twist or squirm; contort. n. The act or an instance of writhing; a contortion. [Middle English writhen, from Old English wrīthan; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.] writh'er n. |
