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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

writhed

/ɹɪθd/

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What does writhed mean?

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of writhe

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IPA pronunciation

/ɹɪθd/

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The moonlit stream was a python, silver, sinuous, vast, That writhed on a shroud of velvet--well, it was done at last.
Robert W. (Robert William) ServiceBallads of a CheechakoProject Gutenberg ebook #259
As I writhed under it, I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing.
Frederick DouglassNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American SlaveProject Gutenberg ebook #23
More book examples (3)
As he ran he jerked his hands up and down, waggled his head, and writhed his face into the most extraordinary contortions.
Arthur Conan DoyleThe Adventures of Sherlock HolmesProject Gutenberg ebook #1661
From a plain brass bowl upon the corner of the huge table smoke writhed aloft and at times partially obscured that dreadful face.
Sax RohmerThe Insidious Dr. Fu ManchuProject Gutenberg ebook #173
He writhed himself quite off his stool in the excitement of his feelings, and, being off, began to make arrangements for going home.
Charles DickensDavid CopperfieldProject Gutenberg ebook #766