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Definition of Writhed

Writhed
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.] 1. 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. --Tennyson. 2. 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. --Hooker. 3. To extort; to wring; to wrest. [R.]
Writhed
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.] 1. 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. --Tennyson. 2. 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. --Hooker. 3. To extort; to wring; to wrest. [R.]

Meaning of Writhed from wikipedia

- unlike that species, both ****es of the writhed hornbill have orange-red throat and peri-ocular skin. The writhed hornbill is threatened by habitat loss...
- In knot theory, there are several competing notions of the quantity writhe, or Wr {\displaystyle \operatorname {Wr} } . In one sense, it is purely a property...
- group with the Wrinkled hornbill, Writhed hornbill and ****bed hornbill. Formerly considered conspecific with the Writhed hornbill but has clear differences...
- 30 years, until her death in 2009. Their affair, which left Van **** "writhing in guilt," contributed to the breakup of Van **** and Willett's marriage...
- Conquest: Writhe is the second full-length album from Swedish progressive metal band Burst. Burst Linus Jägerskog - Vocals Patrik Hultin - Drums, Vocals...
- Mochlus paedocarinatus, also known as Lanza's writhing skink or Abyssinian writhing skink, is a species of skink. It is found in Somalia and Ethiopia...
- unprotected skulls... Those struck down fell sprawling, unconscious or writhing with fractured skulls or broken shoulders. This went on for hours until...
- also known commonly as Peters' eyelid skink, Peters' writhing skink, and Sundevall's writhing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae....
- tie him up and flip an imaginary switch; he would then tumble over and writhe on the floor, pretending that he was being executed by gas inhalation or...
- were made to see al-Shuwehdy's execution by hanging. While the hanged man writhed on the gallows, Ben Amer stepped forward and grabbed al-Shuwehdy's legs...