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writhing |
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 -------------- 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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