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"To twist, wring (something)."
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"word": "гърча се"
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"roman": "niǔqū",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "扭曲"
},
{
"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "使缠绕"
},
{
"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "vride sig"
},
{
"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "kronkelen"
},
{
"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "draaien"
},
{
"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
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"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "vervormen"
},
{
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "tordiĝi"
},
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"code": "fi",
"english": "to writhe in pain",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "vääntelehtiä tuskissaan"
},
{
"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "se débattre"
},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "se démener"
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{
"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "se tortiller"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "winden"
},
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"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "krümmen"
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"code": "el",
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"roman": "sfadázo",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "σφαδάζω"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "vonaglik"
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"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "vergődik"
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"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "rángatózik"
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"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "ficánkol"
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"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "kapálózik"
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"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "ráng"
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"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "bí ag lúbarnaíl"
},
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "contorcersi"
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "takaokeoke"
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"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "takaoio"
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
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"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "hīkaikai"
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"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "okeoke"
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "parawhetawheta"
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"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
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"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
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"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "takawhetawheta"
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"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "tāwheta"
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"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "kowheta"
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"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "āuta"
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"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "kapekapetā"
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"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "karapetapetau"
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"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "karawheta"
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{
"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "kaunoni"
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{
"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "kōiriiri"
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{
"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "tortilhar"
},
{
"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "torcir"
},
{
"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "tòrcer"
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{
"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "balıklamak",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "بالقلامق"
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"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
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"word": "wić się"
},
{
"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "retorcer-se"
},
{
"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "contorcer-se"
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"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kórčitʹsja",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
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"word": "ко́рчиться"
},
{
"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "svijati se"
},
{
"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "previjati se"
},
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"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "es",
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"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"tags": [
"pronominal"
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"word": "contorsionar"
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"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "giñjukonu",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "గింజుకొను"
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"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
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"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "kıvranmak"
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"_dis1": "25 44 28 4",
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"roman": "kórčytysja",
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"To twist bodily; to contort one's self; to be distorted."
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*wrīþaną",
"t": "to weave, twist, turn"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną (“to weave, twist, turn”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*wreyt-",
"t": "to twist, writhe"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (“to twist, writhe”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "dum",
"2": "writen",
"t": "to turn, twist"
},
"expansion": "Middle Dutch writen (“to turn, twist”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "reiden",
"t": "to turn, twist, lace"
},
"expansion": "German reiden (“to turn, twist, lace”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "vride",
"t": "to twist"
},
"expansion": "Danish vride (“to twist”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "vrida",
"t": "to turn, twist, wind"
},
"expansion": "Swedish vrida (“to turn, twist, wind”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "rider",
"pos": "(< Germanic)",
"t": "to wrinkle, furrow, ruffle"
},
"expansion": "French rider (“to wrinkle, furrow, ruffle”, (< Germanic))",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lt",
"2": "riēsti",
"t": "to unbend, wind, roll"
},
"expansion": "Lithuanian riēsti (“to unbend, wind, roll”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English writhen, from Old English wrīþan, from Proto-West Germanic *wrīþan, from Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną (“to weave, twist, turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (“to twist, writhe”). Cognate with Middle Dutch writen (“to turn, twist”), dialectal German reiden (“to turn, twist, lace”), Danish vride (“to twist”), Swedish vrida (“to turn, twist, wind”), French rider (“to wrinkle, furrow, ruffle”, (< Germanic)). Compare also Lithuanian riēsti (“to unbend, wind, roll”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "writhes",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "writhing",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "writhed",
"tags": [
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "wrothe",
"tags": [
"archaic",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "writhed",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "writhen",
"tags": [
"archaic",
"participle",
"past"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"past2": "wrothe",
"past2_qual": "archaic",
"past_ptc2": "writhen",
"past_ptc2_qual": "archaic"
},
"expansion": "writhe (third-person singular simple present writhes, present participle writhing, simple past writhed or (archaic) wrothe, past participle writhed or (archaic) writhen)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English transitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To twist, wring (something)."
],
"links": [
[
"twist",
"twist"
],
[
"wring",
"wring"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To twist, wring (something)."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English transitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To contort (a part of the body)."
],
"links": [
[
"contort",
"contort"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To contort (a part of the body)."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English intransitive verbs",
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2011 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Everton 0-2 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport",
"text": "The game was engulfed in controversy when Rodwell appeared to win the ball cleanly in a midfield challenge with Suarez. The tackle drew an angry response from Liverpool's players- Lucas in particular as Suarez writhed in agony - but it was an obvious injustice when the England Under-21 midfielder was shown the red card.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To twist bodily; to contort one's self; to be distorted."
],
"links": [
[
"twist",
"twist"
],
[
"bodily",
"bodily"
],
[
"contort",
"contort"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To twist bodily; to contort one's self; to be distorted."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English transitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To extort."
],
"links": [
[
"extort",
"extort"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To extort."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ɹaɪð/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-aɪð"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-writhe.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5e/En-us-writhe.ogg/En-us-writhe.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/En-us-writhe.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
},
{
"enpr": "rī''th''"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "gǎrča se",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "гърча се"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "previvam se",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "превивам се"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "niǔqū",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "扭曲"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "使缠绕"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "vride sig"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "kronkelen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "draaien"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "vervormen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "tordiĝi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "to writhe in pain",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "vääntelehtiä tuskissaan"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "se débattre"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "se démener"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "se tortiller"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "winden"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "krümmen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "sfadázo",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "σφαδάζω"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "vonaglik"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "vergődik"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "rángatózik"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "ficánkol"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "kapálózik"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "ráng"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "bí ag lúbarnaíl"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "contorcersi"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "takaokeoke"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "takaoio"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "takaoraora"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "takaoriori"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "hīkaikai"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "okeoke"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "parawhetawheta"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "takawheta"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "takawhetawheta"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "tāwheta"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "kowheta"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "āuta"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "kapekapetā"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "karapetapetau"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "karawheta"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "kaunoni"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "kōiriiri"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "tortilhar"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "torcir"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "tòrcer"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "balıklamak",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "بالقلامق"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "wić się"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "retorcer-se"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "contorcer-se"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kórčitʹsja",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ко́рчиться"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "svijati se"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "previjati se"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"tags": [
"pronominal"
],
"word": "contorsionar"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "giñjukonu",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "గింజుకొను"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"word": "kıvranmak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "kórčytysja",
"sense": "to twist or contort the body",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ко́рчитися"
}
],
"word": "writhe"
}
{
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"English 1-syllable words",
"English class 1 strong verbs",
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English terms derived from Middle English",
"English terms derived from Old English",
"English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"English terms inherited from Middle English",
"English terms inherited from Old English",
"English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"English verbs",
"Rhymes:English/aɪð",
"Rhymes:English/aɪð/1 syllable"
],
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "writhen"
},
"expansion": "Middle English writhen",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "wrīþan"
},
"expansion": "Old English wrīþan",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*wrīþan"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *wrīþan",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*wrīþaną",
"t": "to weave, twist, turn"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną (“to weave, twist, turn”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*wreyt-",
"t": "to twist, writhe"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (“to twist, writhe”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "dum",
"2": "writen",
"t": "to turn, twist"
},
"expansion": "Middle Dutch writen (“to turn, twist”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "reiden",
"t": "to turn, twist, lace"
},
"expansion": "German reiden (“to turn, twist, lace”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "vride",
"t": "to twist"
},
"expansion": "Danish vride (“to twist”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "vrida",
"t": "to turn, twist, wind"
},
"expansion": "Swedish vrida (“to turn, twist, wind”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "rider",
"pos": "(< Germanic)",
"t": "to wrinkle, furrow, ruffle"
},
"expansion": "French rider (“to wrinkle, furrow, ruffle”, (< Germanic))",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lt",
"2": "riēsti",
"t": "to unbend, wind, roll"
},
"expansion": "Lithuanian riēsti (“to unbend, wind, roll”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English writhen, from Old English wrīþan, from Proto-West Germanic *wrīþan, from Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną (“to weave, twist, turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (“to twist, writhe”). Cognate with Middle Dutch writen (“to turn, twist”), dialectal German reiden (“to turn, twist, lace”), Danish vride (“to twist”), Swedish vrida (“to turn, twist, wind”), French rider (“to wrinkle, furrow, ruffle”, (< Germanic)). Compare also Lithuanian riēsti (“to unbend, wind, roll”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "writhes",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "writhe (plural writhes)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English terms with rare senses"
],
"glosses": [
"A contortion."
],
"links": [
[
"contortion",
"contortion"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare) A contortion."
],
"tags": [
"rare"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"The number of negative crossings subtracted from the number of positive crossings in a knot"
],
"links": [
[
"negative",
"negative"
],
[
"crossing",
"crossing"
],
[
"subtract",
"subtract"
],
[
"positive",
"positive"
],
[
"knot",
"knot"
]
],
"qualifier": "knot theory",
"raw_glosses": [
"(knot theory) The number of negative crossings subtracted from the number of positive crossings in a knot"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ɹaɪð/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-aɪð"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-writhe.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5e/En-us-writhe.ogg/En-us-writhe.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/En-us-writhe.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
},
{
"enpr": "rī''th''"
}
],
"word": "writhe"
}
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