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writhe

/rɪθ/ /raɪð/
  1. 1 (acıdan) kıvranmak, kıvrılıp bükülmek

Definition (English)

To twist and turn your body violently, especially because of pain.

Example Sentences

  1. He writhed on the floor in agony.
    Acı içinde yerde kıvrandı.
  2. The snake writhed as it was caught.
    Yılan yakalanınca kıvrandı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base writhe
/rɪθ/
Past writhed
/rɪθt/
Participle writhed
/rɪθt/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dwrithe → writhed

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /θ/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. writhed /rɪθt/

Synonyms

Collocations

writhe in painwrithe violentlywrithe on the groundwrithe with painwrithe in agonywrithe uncontrollably