writhe

Other forms of writhe

past tense

writhed·

present participle

writhing·

third person

writhes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about writhe

What does writhe mean?

writhe means "to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)".

How many syllables are in writhe?

writhe has 1 syllable: writhe. In IPA it is /ˈɹɪθ/.

What is another word for writhe?

Close synonyms include wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is writhe a common word?

writhe is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.