Crossword clues for writhed
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Writhe \Writhe\, v. t. [imp. Writhed; p. p. Writhed, Obs. or Poetic Writhen; p. pr. & vb. n. Writhing.] [OE. writhen, AS. wr[=i]?an to twist; akin to OHG. r[=i]dan, Icel. r[=i]?a, Sw. vrida, Dan. vride. Cf. Wreathe, Wrest, Wroth.]
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To twist; to turn; now, usually, to twist or turn so as to distort; to wring. ``With writhing [turning] of a pin.''
--Chaucer.Then Satan first knew pain, And writhed him to and fro.
--Milton.Her mouth she writhed, her forehead taught to frown.
--Dryden.His battle-writhen arms, and mighty hands.
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To wrest; to distort; to pervert.
The reason which he yieldeth showeth the least part of his meaning to be that whereunto his words are writhed.
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To extort; to wring; to wrest. [R.]
The nobility hesitated not to follow the example of their sovereign in writhing money from them by every species of oppression.
--Sir W. Scott.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: writhe)
WordNet
Usage examples of "writhed".
A shudder passed down his body from head to toe, and I writhed underneath him from it.
One lover pinned my wrists to the floor, grinding his hand into a fresh bite, plunging himself into me over and over, while I writhed underneath him.
He writhed for me, his upper body coming off the bed, and his breath shaking out in something between a sigh and a laugh.
His whole body writhed, his frantic breathing making everything from his stomach to his shoulders move.
Anger writhed in his gut at the thought of Hugh until finally he staggered over to the bucket placed in the corner and vomited the remains of his dinner.
She tripped over a fallen pole and fell into a nest of scalding serpents that writhed around her, tongues biting through her gloves to pierce her skin.
The chains writhed around her, scraping over her legs, burning her arms.
He flung himself onto the floor and writhed there, licking it up like a frantic dog.
A few, the unfortunate, writhed on the ground, whimpering, moaning, skin melted off or hanging like rags.
The heavens bled fire across them, whips of pink, orange, and a drowsy red light that writhed like serpents.
The eels that were their hair twitched and writhed, hissing, as though motion were speech.
She twisted and writhed, tightening and relaxing the strong muscles that lined the walls of her vagina.
She writhed, and her clutching hands dug desire-ridden fingernails into his shoulders.
The beautiful woman writhed and twisted under his slapping palms, but did nothing to remove herself from the playful punishment.
Pleasure spasms controlled his body as he thrashed and writhed under the prolonged release of his lust.