Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  writhe 
 
  1  sense  of  writhe 
 
  Sense  1 
  writhe,  wrestle,  wriggle,  worm,  squirm,  twist 
  =>  wrench 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  writhe 
 
  1  sense  of  writhe 
 
  Sense  1 
  writhe,  wrestle,  wriggle,  worm,  squirm,  twist 
  =>  wrench 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  writhe 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  writhe 
 
  1  sense  of  writhe 
 
  Sense  1 
  writhe,  wrestle,  wriggle,  worm,  squirm,  twist 
  =>  move 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  writhe 
 
  writhe  used  as  a  verb  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  writhe 
 
  Sense  1 
  writhe,  wrestle,  wriggle,  worm,  squirm,  twist 
  =>  move 
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  Overview  of  verb  writhe 
 
  The  verb  writhe  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  writhe,  wrestle,  wriggle,  worm,  squirm,  twist  --  (to  move  in  a  twisting  or  contorted  motion,  (esp.  when  struggling);  "The  prisoner  writhed  in  discomfort."  "The  child  tried  to  wriggle  free  from  his  aunt's  embrace.") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  writhing 
 
  The  adj  writhing  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  squirming,  twisting,  wiggling,  wiggly,  wriggling,  wriggly,  writhing  --  (having  a  twisting  or  snake-like  or  worm-like  motion;  "squirming  boys";  "wiggly  worms";  "writhing  snakes") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  writhing 
 
  1  sense  of  writhing 
 
  Sense  1 
  squirming,  twisting,  wiggling,  wiggly,  wriggling,  wriggly,  writhing 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  moving)  ->  nonmoving,  unmoving 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  writhing 
 
  1  sense  of  writhing 
 
  Sense  1 
  squirming,  twisting,  wiggling,  wiggly,  wriggling,  wriggly,  writhing 
  =>  moving  (vs.  nonmoving) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  writhing 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  writhing 
 
  writhing  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  writhing 
  writhing 
 
  Overview  of  verb  writhe 
 
  The  verb  writhe  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  writhe,  wrestle,  wriggle,  worm,  squirm,  twist  --  (to  move  in  a  twisting  or  contorted  motion,  (esp.  when  struggling);  "The  prisoner  writhed  in  discomfort."  "The  child  tried  to  wriggle  free  from  his  aunt's  embrace.") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  writhing 
 
  The  adj  writhing  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  squirming,  twisting,  wiggling,  wiggly,  wriggling,  wriggly,  writhing  --  (having  a  twisting  or  snake-like  or  worm-like  motion;  "squirming  boys";  "wiggly  worms";  "writhing  snakes") 

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