writhed

verb

past tense of writhe
1
as in twisted
to cause to twine about one another tends to writhe his fingers together when he's nervous or upset

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2
as in twitched
to make jerky or restless movements writhing in pain from his injuries

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Recent Examples of writhed Lesnar smiled as Femi writhed in pain from the multiple finishing moves. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026 While family members and peers in Yuba City waited for more information, Burris writhed deeper into the bus, and responders in Martinez formulated a plan to rescue the people left inside. — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026 His fingers splayed and writhed like a terrible mandible. — Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026 Ref Bankes initially ignored the wide-eyed protests of several Chelsea players to flash only his yellow card as Garnacho writhed, grimacing on the floor and clutching his left leg. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026 Doncic writhed below the basket, spending a stoppage of 2-plus minutes with a Lakers trainer kneeling beside him. — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026 As a teller activated an alarm and called 911 from under her station desk, Brown writhed on the carpet. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025 Lorde writhed and danced on the b-stage and then launched into her own verse, recorded for the song’s viral remix during the brat-green summer of 2024. — Rachel Scharf, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2025 Tatum clutched his ankle and writhed in agony on the hardwood of Madison Square Garden before being wheeled to the locker room, head in hands. — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for writhed
  1. twisted
  2. twitched
  3. braided
  4. squirmed
  5. plied
  6. fidgeted
  7. entwined
  8. tossed
Verb
  • The wife of friend Isaac Leonard Ellwood suggested that two wires twisted together would hold the nail in place better — and the inexpensive yet effective design stuck.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
  • The boardwalk was annihilated up and down the peninsula, crushed into pieces and twisted up like a wooden snake.
    — Curbed editors, Curbed, 23 June 2026
Definition of twisted
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  • Many a club’s board would have twitched in the face of the bare data, but the chain of command above Arteta stayed the course, and the FOMO is so high that tickets for Palace away this weekend are going for £45,000 ($60,000) on resale sites.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • My jaw twitched uncontrollably.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Definition of twitched
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  • South India is the scent of frangipani and coffee, bushels of bananas and coconuts, women with gold nose rings and hair braided with jasmine and mustachioed men in pink with hands on hips.
    — Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026
  • Quen Blackwell’s hair is braided and pulled into a delicate updo that adds volume and structure to her look.
    — Sunnah Rasheed, InStyle, 24 June 2026
Definition of braided
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  • Belloumi’s 64th-minute strike with his left foot broke the deadlock in the second game of the two-leg affair and Gelhardt made sure with a low shot that squirmed past the Millwall goalkeeper.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 May 2026
  • His Japanese guest, usually a paragon of diplomatic cool, visibly squirmed.
    — Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of squirmed
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  • There were no global superstars, and only a couple of players at genuinely elite clubs like Benfica and Villarreal; most plied their trade well outside football’s spotlight.
    — André Martin, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Tsietsi sent one of them to the front as a lookout, while the others eagerly plied him with questions about his activities.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Definition of plied
Verb
  • One woman ordered some home furniture while two children fidgeted nearby.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Between each dance was an excruciating silence during which network-TV producers monitored and reset their equipment while the men fidgeted onstage like excitable children.
    — Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of fidgeted
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  • Juárez and El Paso are sister cities, geographically and culturally entwined.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • In the book, Tatum’s son, Dylan, is who she gets entwined with.
    — Max Gao, Variety, 11 July 2026
Definition of entwined
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  • Palmer’s son Fletch tossed touchdowns to tight end Braxton Boyle and wide receiver Ryan Clark in the final.
    — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 19 July 2026
  • After Boyd tossed six innings of one-run ball in the win, the Cubs made sure to acknowledge the achievement.
    — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Definition of tossed

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