writhe

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for writhe

writhe 🔊 /ɹɪˈθ/

writhe : වේදනාවෙන් ඇඹරෙනවා

writhe definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To twist; to turn; now, usually, to twist or turn so as to distort; to wring.
  2. To wrest; to distort; to pervert.
  3. To extort; to wring; to wrest.

Intransitive verb. To twist or contort the body; to be distorted; as, to writhe with agony. Also used figuratively.