writhe
Translation
to writhe, to squirm, to wriggle
Examples
He writhed in agony on the floor.
He writhed in agony on the floor.
The snake writhed on the ground.
The snake writhed on the ground.
Grammar Patterns
((sb./sth.)) writhes to twist the body The snake writhed on the ground.
((sb.)) writhes ((in/with sth.)) to twist due to pain or emotion He writhed in agony.
Similar Words
Synonyms: squirm, wriggle, thrash
Etymology
From Old English 'wrīthan', meaning 'to twist, wind'. It shares a root with 'wreath'.
Memory Tips
It looks like 'write' with an 'h'. Imagine someone in so much pain they can't even 'write' properly, they just 'writhe'.