ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Writhy

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Writhy is an adjective meaning Characterized by or prone to writhing.

Meaning

Characterized by or prone to writhing.

Example Sentences

Nor fly, nor insect, nor writhy snake, escape their deep research.
Maud's dances were termed “wiggly, writhy, squirmy”—rendering them more reptilian than artistic in tone.
When we caught a writhy, stunted fish, wide-eyed, mouthing silence, which slipped out of our hands, we picked it up, threw it back to its mud-blind home.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wrigglesome, writhled, writhing, wriggly, squirmy, wreathy.

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