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

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

Henderson, 36, spent the match on the bench in England's 3-2 win, but quickly drew attention after falling over an advertising board, leaving him writhing in pain during a moment of victory for England. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 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

Surrounded by her family, Sybil’s body goes limp after several intense minutes of writhing in pain on the bed. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026

In the opening minutes, a crunching collision in front of the goal between Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku and Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand left Beiranvand writhing on the grass for several minutes, holding his face. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 22 June 2026

The process involves a writhing dance that looks a lot like the dance that male and female sunfish perform with each other prior to breeding. — Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

Adams, for one, spent a fair portion of the first half on the grass, writhing in pain. — Sean Gregory, Time, 20 June 2026

Even as Chisholm spent several minutes on the ground writhing in pain, a few of his teammates, including Judge, Grisham and Clarke Schmidt, couldn’t help but smirk at his misfortune. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026