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writhes

verb , present tense third-person singular of writhe

Synonyms and Antonyms of writhes

1 to cause to twine about one another

tends to writhe his fingers together when he's nervous or upset

Synonyms of writhes

enlaces, entwines, implicates [archaic], interlaces, intertwines, intertwists, interweaves, inweaves, laces, plies, twists, weaves, wreathes

Words Related to writhes

braids, plaits, plats, pleaches

blends, fuses, joins, links, mixes

Near Antonyms of writhes

disentangles, uncoils, untangles, untwines, unwinds

2 to make jerky or restless movements

writhing in pain from his injuries

Synonyms of writhes

fiddles, fidgets, jerks, jiggles, jigs, squiggles, squirms, thrashes, threshes, tosses, twists, twitches, wiggles, wriggles

Words Related to writhes

flits, flutters, twitters

quakes, quivers, shakes, shivers, shudders, trembles

Near Antonyms of writhes

relaxes, rests, unwinds

calms (down), stills

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