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Synonyms & Antonyms of writhing
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in twitching, fidgeting
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writhing
verb
present participle of writhe
Synonyms & Antonyms of writhing (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to cause to twine about one another
- tends to writhe his fingers together when he's nervous or upset
Synonyms for writhing
- enlacing,
- entwining,
- implicating
- [archaic],
- interlacing,
- intertwining,
- intertwisting,
- interweaving,
- inweaving,
- lacing,
- plying,
- twisting,
- weaving,
- wreathing
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2
to make jerky or restless movements
- writhing in pain from his injuries
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“Writhing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writhing. Accessed 23 Jan. 2022.
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