writhe English

Meaning writhe meaning

What does writhe mean?

writhe

— verb (= wriggle, twist) to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) The prisoner writhed in discomfort The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace

Synonyms writhe synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as writhe?

writhe English » English

wriggle

squirm

twist

struggle

roll

twitch

wrestle

worm

slither

convulse

wind

wiggle

twist and turn

turn

toss about

wring

wreathe

wobble

wallow

wag

twist about

twine

twiddle

tweak

throw oneself about

thrash about

squirming

spiral

spasm

sneak away

snake

slip

slide

shimmy

shake

roll in pain

roll around

roll about

restless

rear up

move slowly

move about

moan and groan

kick about

joggle

jiggle

jerk

huddle

glide

flutter

Topics writhe topics

What do people use writhe to talk about?

Physical actions Move Move in a direction

Move back and forth

• What words refer to shaking oneself?
  shake shiver wiggle wriggle squirm writhe

Person Healthy Symptom of disease

Pain

• What words refer to moving because you are in pain?
  writhe in pain double up contorted with pain convulse convulsion cramp cramps wince

Conjugation writhe conjugation

How do you conjugate writhe?

writhe · verb

Present I writhe

Positive I writhe

Singular

1st person I writhe

2nd person you writhe

3rd person he/she/it writhes

Plural

1st person we writhe

2nd person you writhe

3rd person they writhe

Negative I don't writhe

Singular

1st person I don't writhe I do not writhe

2nd person you don't writhe you do not writhe

3rd person he/she/it doesn't writhe he/she/it does not writhe

Plural

1st person we don't writhe we do not writhe

2nd person you don't writhe you do not writhe

3rd person they don't writhe they do not writhe

Question do I writhe?

Singular

1st person do I writhe?

2nd person do you writhe?

3rd person does he/she/it writhe?

Plural

1st person do we writhe?

2nd person do you writhe?

3rd person do they writhe?

Negative question don't I writhe?

Singular

1st person don't I writhe? do I not writhe?

2nd person don't you writhe? do you not writhe?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it writhe? does he/she/it not writhe?

Plural

1st person don't we writhe? do we not writhe?

2nd person don't you writhe? do you not writhe?

3rd person don't they writhe? do they not writhe?

Past I writhed

Positive I writhed

Singular

1st person I writhed

2nd person you writhed

3rd person he/she/it writhed

Plural

1st person we writhed

2nd person you writhed

3rd person they writhed

Negative I didn't writhe

Singular

1st person I didn't writhe I did not writhe

2nd person you didn't writhe you did not writhe

3rd person he/she/it didn't writhe he/she/it did not writhe

Plural

1st person we didn't writhe we did not writhe

2nd person you didn't writhe you did not writhe

3rd person they didn't writhe they did not writhe

Question did I writhe?

Singular

1st person did I writhe?

2nd person did you writhe?

3rd person did he/she/it writhe?

Plural

1st person did we writhe?

2nd person did you writhe?

3rd person did they writhe?

Negative question didn't I writhe?

Singular

1st person didn't I writhe? did I not writhe?

2nd person didn't you writhe? did you not writhe?

3rd person didn't he/she/it writhe? did he/she/it not writhe?

Plural

1st person didn't we writhe? did we not writhe?

2nd person didn't you writhe? did you not writhe?

3rd person didn't they writhe? did they not writhe?

Future I'll writhe

Positive I'll writhe

Singular

1st person I'll writhe I will writhe

2nd person you'll writhe you will writhe

3rd person he/she/it'll writhe he/she/it will writhe

Plural

1st person we'll writhe we will writhe

2nd person you'll writhe you will writhe

3rd person they'll writhe they will writhe

Negative I won't writhe

Singular

1st person I won't writhe I will not writhe

2nd person you won't writhe you will not writhe

3rd person he/she/it won't writhe he/she/it will not writhe

Plural

1st person we won't writhe we will not writhe

2nd person you won't writhe you will not writhe

3rd person they won't writhe they will not writhe

Question will I writhe?

Singular

1st person will I writhe?

2nd person will you writhe?

3rd person will he/she/it writhe?

Plural

1st person will we writhe?

2nd person will you writhe?

3rd person will they writhe?

Negative question won't I writhe?

Singular

1st person won't I writhe? will I not writhe?

2nd person won't you writhe? will you not writhe?

3rd person won't he/she/it writhe? will he/she/it not writhe?

Plural

1st person won't we writhe? will we not writhe?

2nd person won't you writhe? will you not writhe?

3rd person won't they writhe? will they not writhe?

Conditional I'd writhe

Positive I'd writhe

Singular

1st person I'd writhe I would writhe

2nd person you'd writhe you would writhe

3rd person he/she/it'd writhe he/she/it would writhe

Plural

1st person we'd writhe we would writhe

2nd person you'd writhe you would writhe

3rd person they'd writhe they would writhe

Negative I wouldn't writhe

Singular

1st person I wouldn't writhe I would not writhe

2nd person you wouldn't writhe you would not writhe

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't writhe he/she/it would not writhe

Plural

1st person we wouldn't writhe we would not writhe

2nd person you wouldn't writhe you would not writhe

3rd person they wouldn't writhe they would not writhe

Question would I writhe?

Singular

1st person would I writhe?

2nd person would you writhe?

3rd person would he/she/it writhe?

Plural

1st person would we writhe?

2nd person would you writhe?

3rd person would they writhe?

Negative question wouldn't I writhe?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I writhe? would I not writhe?

2nd person wouldn't you writhe? would you not writhe?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it writhe? would he/she/it not writhe?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we writhe? would we not writhe?

2nd person wouldn't you writhe? would you not writhe?

3rd person wouldn't they writhe? would they not writhe?

Present continuous I'm writhing

Positive I'm writhing

Singular

1st person I'm writhing I am writhing

2nd person you're writhing you are writhing

3rd person he/she/it's writhing he/she/it is writhing

Plural

1st person we're writhing we are writhing

2nd person you're writhing you are writhing

3rd person they're writhing they are writhing

Negative I'm not writhing

Singular

1st person I'm not writhing I am not writhing

2nd person you aren't writhing you're not writhing you are not writhing

3rd person he/she/it isn't writhing he/she/it's not writhing he/she/it is not writhing

Plural

1st person we aren't writhing we're not writhing we are not writhing

2nd person you aren't writhing you're not writhing you are not writhing

3rd person they aren't writhing they're not writhing they are not writhing

Question am I writhing?

Singular

1st person am I writhing?

2nd person are you writhing?

3rd person is he/she/it writhing?

Plural

1st person are we writhing?

2nd person are you writhing?

3rd person are they writhing?

Negative question aren't I writhing?

Singular

1st person aren't I writhing? am I not writhing?

2nd person aren't you writhing? are you not writhing?

3rd person isn't he/she/it writhing? is he/she/it not writhing?

Plural

1st person aren't we writhing? are we not writhing?

2nd person aren't you writhing? are you not writhing?

3rd person aren't they writhing? are they not writhing?

Past continuous I was writhing

Positive I was writhing

Singular

1st person I was writhing

2nd person you were writhing

3rd person he/she/it was writhing

Plural

1st person we were writhing

2nd person you were writhing

3rd person they were writhing

Negative I wasn't writhing

Singular

1st person I wasn't writhing I was not writhing

2nd person you weren't writhing you were not writhing

3rd person he/she/it wasn't writhing he/she/it was not writhing

Plural

1st person we weren't writhing we were not writhing

2nd person you weren't writhing you were not writhing

3rd person they weren't writhing they were not writhing

Question was I writhing?

Singular

1st person was I writhing?

2nd person were you writhing?

3rd person was he/she/it writhing?

Plural

1st person were we writhing?

2nd person were you writhing?

3rd person were they writhing?

Negative question wasn't I writhing?

Singular

1st person wasn't I writhing? was I not writhing?

2nd person weren't you writhing? were you not writhing?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it writhing? was he/she/it not writhing?

Plural

1st person weren't we writhing? were we not writhing?

2nd person weren't you writhing? were you not writhing?

3rd person weren't they writhing? were they not writhing?

Future continuous I'll be writhing

Positive I'll be writhing

Singular

1st person I'll be writhing I will be writhing

2nd person you'll be writhing you will be writhing

3rd person he/she/it'll be writhing he/she/it will be writhing

Plural

1st person we'll be writhing we will be writhing

2nd person you'll be writhing you will be writhing

3rd person they'll be writhing they will be writhing

Negative I won't be writhing

Singular

1st person I won't be writhing I will not be writhing

2nd person you won't be writhing you will not be writhing

3rd person he/she/it won't be writhing he/she/it will not be writhing

Plural

1st person we won't be writhing we will not be writhing

2nd person you won't be writhing you will not be writhing

3rd person they won't be writhing they will not be writhing

Question will I be writhing?

Singular

1st person will I be writhing?

2nd person will you be writhing?

3rd person will he/she/it be writhing?

Plural

1st person will we be writhing?

2nd person will you be writhing?

3rd person will they be writhing?

Negative question won't I be writhing?

Singular

1st person won't I be writhing? will I not be writhing?

2nd person won't you be writhing? will you not be writhing?

3rd person won't he/she/it be writhing? will he/she/it not be writhing?

Plural

1st person won't we be writhing? will we not be writhing?

2nd person won't you be writhing? will you not be writhing?

3rd person won't they be writhing? will they not be writhing?

Conditional continuous I'd be writhing

Positive I'd be writhing

Singular

1st person I'd be writhing I would be writhing

2nd person you'd be writhing you would be writhing

3rd person he/she/it'd be writhing he/she/it would be writhing

Plural

1st person we'd be writhing we would be writhing

2nd person you'd be writhing you would be writhing

3rd person they'd be writhing they would be writhing

Negative I wouldn't be writhing

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be writhing I would not be writhing

2nd person you wouldn't be writhing you would not be writhing

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be writhing he/she/it would not be writhing

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be writhing we would not be writhing

2nd person you wouldn't be writhing you would not be writhing

3rd person they wouldn't be writhing they would not be writhing

Question would I be writhing?

Singular

1st person would I be writhing?

2nd person would you be writhing?

3rd person would he/she/it be writhing?

Plural

1st person would we be writhing?

2nd person would you be writhing?

3rd person would they be writhing?

Negative question wouldn't I be writhing?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be writhing? would I not be writhing?

2nd person wouldn't you be writhing? would you not be writhing?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be writhing? would he/she/it not be writhing?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be writhing? would we not be writhing?

2nd person wouldn't you be writhing? would you not be writhing?

3rd person wouldn't they be writhing? would they not be writhing?

Present perfect I've writhed

Positive I've writhed

Singular

1st person I've writhed I have writhed

2nd person you've writhed you have writhed

3rd person he/she/it's writhed he/she/it has writhed

Plural

1st person we've writhed we have writhed

2nd person you've writhed you have writhed

3rd person they've writhed they have writhed

Negative I haven't writhed

Singular

1st person I haven't writhed I have not writhed

2nd person you haven't writhed you have not writhed

3rd person he/she/it hasn't writhed he/she/it has not writhed

Plural

1st person we haven't writhed we have not writhed

2nd person you haven't writhed you have not writhed

3rd person they haven't writhed they have not writhed

Question have I writhed?

Singular

1st person have I writhed?

2nd person have you writhed?

3rd person has he/she/it writhed?

Plural

1st person have we writhed?

2nd person have you writhed?

3rd person have they writhed?

Negative question haven't I writhed?

Singular

1st person haven't I writhed? have I not writhed?

2nd person haven't you writhed? have you not writhed?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it writhed? has he/she/it not writhed?

Plural

1st person haven't we writhed? have we not writhed?

2nd person haven't you writhed? have you not writhed?

3rd person haven't they writhed? have they not writhed?

Past perfect I had writhed

Positive I had writhed

Singular

1st person I had writhed

2nd person you had writhed

3rd person he/she/it had writhed

Plural

1st person we had writhed

2nd person you had writhed

3rd person they had writhed

Negative I hadn't writhed

Singular

1st person I hadn't writhed I had not writhed

2nd person you hadn't writhed you had not writhed

3rd person he/she/it hadn't writhed he/she/it had not writhed

Plural

1st person we hadn't writhed we had not writhed

2nd person you hadn't writhed you had not writhed

3rd person they hadn't writhed they had not writhed

Question had I writhed?

Singular

1st person had I writhed?

2nd person had you writhed?

3rd person had he/she/it writhed?

Plural

1st person had we writhed?

2nd person had you writhed?

3rd person had they writhed?

Negative question hadn't I writhed?

Singular

1st person hadn't I writhed? had I not writhed?

2nd person hadn't you writhed? had you not writhed?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it writhed? had he/she/it not writhed?

Plural

1st person hadn't we writhed? had we not writhed?

2nd person hadn't you writhed? had you not writhed?

3rd person hadn't they writhed? had they not writhed?

Future perfect I'll have writhed

Positive I'll have writhed

Singular

1st person I'll have writhed I will have writhed

2nd person you'll have writhed you will have writhed

3rd person he/she/it'll have writhed he/she/it will have writhed

Plural

1st person we'll have writhed we will have writhed

2nd person you'll have writhed you will have writhed

3rd person they'll have writhed they will have writhed

Negative I won't have writhed

Singular

1st person I won't have writhed I will not have writhed

2nd person you won't have writhed you will not have writhed

3rd person he/she/it won't have writhed he/she/it will not have writhed

Plural

1st person we won't have writhed we will not have writhed

2nd person you won't have writhed you will not have writhed

3rd person they won't have writhed they will not have writhed

Question +'ll I have writhed?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have writhed? will I have writhed?

2nd person +'ll you have writhed? will you have writhed?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have writhed? will he/she/it have writhed?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have writhed? will we have writhed?

2nd person +'ll you have writhed? will you have writhed?

3rd person +'ll they have writhed? will they have writhed?

Negative question won't I have writhed?

Singular

1st person won't I have writhed? will I not have writhed?

2nd person won't you have writhed? will you not have writhed?

3rd person won't he/she/it have writhed? will he/she/it not have writhed?

Plural

1st person won't we have writhed? will we not have writhed?

2nd person won't you have writhed? will you not have writhed?

3rd person won't they have writhed? will they not have writhed?

Conditional perfect I'd have writhed

Positive I'd have writhed

Singular

1st person I'd have writhed I would have writhed

2nd person you'd have writhed you would have writhed

3rd person he/she/it'd have writhed he/she/it would have writhed

Plural

1st person we'd have writhed we would have writhed

2nd person you'd have writhed you would have writhed

3rd person they'd have writhed they would have writhed

Negative I wouldn't have writhed

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have writhed I would not have writhed

2nd person you wouldn't have writhed you would not have writhed

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have writhed he/she/it would not have writhed

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have writhed we would not have writhed

2nd person you wouldn't have writhed you would not have writhed

3rd person they wouldn't have writhed they would not have writhed

Question would I have writhed?

Singular

1st person would I have writhed?

2nd person would you have writhed?

3rd person would he/she/it have writhed?

Plural

1st person would we have writhed?

2nd person would you have writhed?

3rd person would they have writhed?

Negative question wouldn't I have writhed?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have writhed? would I not have writhed?

2nd person wouldn't you have writhed? would you not have writhed?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have writhed? would he/she/it not have writhed?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have writhed? would we not have writhed?

2nd person wouldn't you have writhed? would you not have writhed?

3rd person wouldn't they have writhed? would they not have writhed?

Imperative writhe!

Positive

you writhe!

we let's writhe!

Negative

you don't writhe!

we let's not writhe!