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Inflections of 'writhe' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

writhes: v 3rd person singular

writhing: v pres p

writhed: v past

writhed: v past p

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Synonyms:

contort, move painfully, squirm , distort , suffer , twist and turn, undergo agony, turn with pain, throw a fit, wriggle, wince

Antonyms:

rest , be at ease, move easily, keep still, stay still, not move an inch

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