ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Writhingly

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Writhingly is an adverb meaning With a writhing motion.

Meaning

With a writhing motion.

Example Sentences

[…] Mr. Wrenn writhingly admitted that he had never heard of Shelley […]
Heroically, the man at the stake now overcame the will of his antenna, spoke rapidly, writhingly.
And now, just as he crossed the threshold of the closet, he writhingly strove to assume an expression intended to be not uncheerful […]
[…] the most glaring problem about gauging the influence that van Mander’s rules had on subsequent generations is that they so very obviously describe his own output: classically statuesque at the beginning; elastically, writhingly mannerist at the end.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wrigglingly, twirlingly, whirlingly, squirmingly, swirlingly, wormily.

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