Synonyms of writhing

writhing 1 of 2

noun

as in twitching

Related Words

• twitching
• squirming
• wriggling
• fiddling
• squirm
• locomotion
• fidgeting
• mobility
• motility
• waving
• flapping
• flailing
• dislocation
• migration
• shifting
• motion
• motivity
• relocation
• stirring
• movement
• move
• shift
• stir

Dissimilar Words

• immobility
• motionlessness
• inertia
• stillness
• termination
• stop
• finish
• cessation
• halt
• pause
• ending
• expiration
• stoppage
• lapse
• discontinuance
• shutdown
• inertness
• surcease
• shutoff

writhing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of writhe

1

as in weaving

to cause to twine about one another

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weaving
• twisting
• plying
• entwining
• mixing
• braiding
• wreathing
• intertwining
• implicating
• interweaving
• interlacing
• blending
• enlacing
• inweaving
• lacing
• intertwisting
• plaiting
• platting
• fusing
• linking
• pleaching
• joining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unwinding
• uncoiling
• disentangling
• untangling
• untwining

2

as in squirming

to make jerky or restless movements

writhing in pain from his injuries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• twitching
• squirming
• fidgeting
• tossing
• jerking
• twisting
• wiggling
• shivering
• fiddling
• trembling
• wriggling
• shaking
• jiggling
• jigging
• quivering
• thrashing
• squiggling
• shuddering
• threshing
• fluttering
• flitting
• quaking
• pacing
• twittering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resting
• relaxing
• unwinding
• calming (down)
• stilling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of writhing

Noun

Throughout the writhing and the screaming, Julia’s fortitude wears down a defiant Davina, whose history with Lovat feeds the moment. — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025

Verb

The Washington Commanders quarterback was on the turf, writhing in pain, and his teammates seemed to simply ignore him. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

The Packers wide receiver went down quickly and was face down on the turf and writhing in pain. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

Anyone who stands in front of De Kooning’s urgent, sensuously greedy drawings, with their writhing contours, cacophonous colors, and perverse processes, can feel the force of that craving. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this week likened Iran to a snake that has been decapitated but whose body is still writhing. — Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

That night, the horse was thrashing and writhing in agony, suffering from the pain of its wound. — Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

The man with almost no injury was writhing in agony, while the man with a four-inch nail lodged near his brain kept working for six days, not even realizing the nail was there. — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Once Turek has finished writhing about on the floor in a shambolic attempt to gather, Czibor is on hand to whip the ball away and tuck it home from six yards, the simplest of tasks. — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026

There was no diving here; no, this was earnest, earned writhing on the grass — medically justified. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 June 2026