"writhing" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Middle English writhyng; equivalent to writhe + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|writhyng}} Middle English writhyng, {{af|en|writhe|-ing}} writhe + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} writhing (not comparable)
  1. Bended in twisting struggle. Tags: not-comparable Translations (Bended in twisting struggle): tordiĝanta (Esperanto), gekrümmt (German)
    Sense id: en-writhing-en-adj-N3hjhbJz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 38 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 32 38 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 38 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 38 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 38 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 33 38 29 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 38 28

Noun

Forms: writhings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English writhyng; equivalent to writhe + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|writhyng}} Middle English writhyng, {{af|en|writhe|-ing}} writhe + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} writhing (plural writhings)
  1. A twisting struggle.
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Verb

Etymology: From Middle English writhyng; equivalent to writhe + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|writhyng}} Middle English writhyng, {{af|en|writhe|-ing}} writhe + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} writhing
  1. present participle and gerund of writhe Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: writhe
    Sense id: en-writhing-en-verb-02wZN8fN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 38 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 32 38 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 38 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 38 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 38 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 33 38 29 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 38 28

Inflected forms

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