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Definition: Writhing |
WrithingAdjective1. Having a twisting or snake-like or worm-like motion; "squirming boys"; "wiggly worms"; "writhing snakes". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "writhing" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Synonyms: WrithingSynonyms: squirming (adj), twisting (adj), wiggling (adj), wiggly (adj), wriggling (adj), wriggly (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Writhing |
| Specialty definitions using "writhing": LITTLE SNAKESMAN. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Hitler writhing in hand dripping blood and labeled with the hammer & sickle, "V". Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | This done, he took Le Cabuc, who was writhing against his knees and howling, by the hair, and placed the muzzle of his pistol at his ear. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | This form of cerebral palsy is characterized by uncontrolled, slow, writhing movements. (references) | |
Children with AT gradually lose more and more control of their muscles, and they may develop writhing and jerking movements. (references) | ||
Symptoms of the disorder may include motor function deterioration, dementia, mental retardation, spastic paralysis, dysarthria (poorly articulated speech), spasticity (stiffness of the limbs), ocular (eye) impairments, and athetosis (involuntary, writhing movements). (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Writhing" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 87.39% of the time. "Writhing" is used about 111 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 87.39% | 97 | 33,269 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 10.81% | 12 | 101,599 |
| Noun (singular) | 1.8% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 111 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
writhing | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "writhing"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | writhe number (writhing number), W (writhing number), vridningstal (writhing number). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | aantal DNA-torsies (writhing number). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kaksois-DNA:n kierteiden määrä (writhing number). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | nombre de torsions de l'ADN (writhing number), nombre de superenroulements (writhing number). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | krümmend (cranking, crooking, curving, hogging, humping). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αριθμός περιστροφών του DNA (writhing number). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | vonaglás (convulsion, flurry, squirm), gyötrődés (agony, anguish, obsession). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | numero di torsioni del DNA (writhing number). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 身悶え . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | みも え. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ithingwray zvârcolire (convulsion, squirm, writhe). (various references) número de vueltas superhelicoidales (writhing number). (various references) burulma (buckling, contortion, torsion, twisting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | campis. (various references) |
| Late Latin | 300-700 | torture. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Writhing" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Krathong, ornithine, whithing, wrighing, writeing. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "writhing" (pronounced rī"thing or ri"thing) |
| 4 | -ī" th i ng | tithing. |
| 3 | -th i ng | bathing, breathing, clothing, farthing, mouthing, scathing, sheathing, smoothing, soothing, sunbathing, teething. |
| 3 | -th i ng | birthing, loathing, nothing, seething, sleuthing, something, unearthing, Worthing. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "g-h-i-i-n-r-t-w" | |
-1 letter: whiting, withing, writing. | |
-2 letters: hiring, tiring, wiring, within, witing, wright. | |
-3 letters: girth, grith, iring, night, right, thing, wight, wring. | |
-4 letters: girn, girt, grin, grit, hint, inti, nigh, ring, thin, thir, ting, trig, twig, twin, whig, whin, whir, whit, wing, with, writ. | |
-5 letters: ghi, gin, git, hin, hit, nit, nth, rig, rin, tin, wig, win, wit. | |
| Words containing the letters "g-h-i-i-n-r-t-w" | |
+1 letter: withering. | |
+2 letters: swithering, wainwright. | |
+3 letters: handwriting, misthrowing, outwhirling, wainwrights, withdrawing, witheringly. | |
+4 letters: ghostwriting, handwritings, weatherizing. | |
+5 letters: overweighting, playwrighting. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)57 72 69 74 68 69 6E 67 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. .-. .. - .... .. -. --. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010111 01110010 01101001 01110100 01101000 01101001 01101110 01100111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)W r i t h i n g |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0057 0072 0069 0074 0068 0069 006E 0067 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5784758674758073 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, dán, danese, danez, danés, danimarkalı, danimarka dili |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holland, olandese, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, holandés, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finn, finlandese, finlandezã, finlandés, finés, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francese, フレコン化 , 仏文 , フランス" , 仏 , ふつぶ", ふつ, フレンチ , フランセ , francezii, franţuzesc, francezã, francez, franţuzeşte, francés, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , neamţ, alemán, alman |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", greacã, griego, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | ungarer, Hongaarse, unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, unguresc, limba ungarã, limba maghiarã, ungureşte, ungur, maghiar, húngaro, macarca, macar |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, italianã, italyanca, italyan |
Japanese Kanji | 辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 | japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, japán, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", japonezã, japonés, Japonca |
Japanese Katakana | じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょ | japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, japán, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", japonezã, japonés, Japonca |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | rumæner, Roemeens, romanialainen, Roumain, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, román, rumeno, român, rumano |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spanyol, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , spaniol, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, español, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turkkilainen, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, török, turcesc, turc, turco, türkçe, türk |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, englezesc, inglés, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Photo Album 6. Quotations: Fiction 7. Quotations: Non-fiction 8. Usage Frequency | 9. Expressions: Internet 10. Translations: Modern 11. Translations: Ancient 12. Derivations | 13. Rhymes 14. Anagrams 15. Orthography 16. Bibliography |
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