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lheure
sich winden
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German
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I. writhe [raɪð] VB intr
1. writhe (squirm):
writhe
sich acc winden [o. krümmen]
to writhe in agony
sich acc vor Schmerzen winden
2. writhe fig (emotionally):
writhe
beben
she writhed in suppressed fury
sie bebte innerlich vor unterdrückter Wut
II. writhe [raɪð] VB trans
to writhe one's body
seinen Körper krümmen [o. winden]
German
German
English
English
sich acc krümmen
to writhe
sich acc vor Schmerzen krümmen
to writhe in pain
sich vor Schmerz aufbäumen
to writhe [or be convulsed] with pain
sich acc [in etw dat/vor etw dat] winden
to writhe [in sth]
sich acc vor [o. in] Schmerzen winden
to writhe with [or in] pain
Present
Iwrithe
youwrithe
he/she/itwrithes
wewrithe
youwrithe
theywrithe
Past
Iwrithed
youwrithed
he/she/itwrithed
wewrithed
youwrithed
theywrithed
Present Perfect
Ihavewrithed
youhavewrithed
he/she/ithaswrithed
wehavewrithed
youhavewrithed
theyhavewrithed
Past Perfect
Ihadwrithed
youhadwrithed
he/she/ithadwrithed
wehadwrithed
youhadwrithed
theyhadwrithed
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
to writhe in agony
sich acc vor Schmerzen winden
to writhe one's body
seinen Körper krümmen [o. winden]
sich acc vor [o. in] Schmerzen winden
to writhe with [or in] pain
sich vor Schmerz aufbäumen
to writhe [or be convulsed] with pain
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
There is a crown of numerous long, pinkish thread-like tentacles which writhe sinuously even when broken off.
en.wikipedia.org
Since hip-hop did not exist in the 1920s his style was considered jazz, but his slithering, writhing movement foreshadowed waving and sliding.
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The maggots, starved for oxygen, writhe and jump in the bag, creating a pitter-patter sound.
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Wr, called writhe, is the number of superhelical twists.
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He fell to the floor and developed writhing movements, shaking arms and legs, hypersalivation and incontinence of urine.
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Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)
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Both of the boys writhed and protested.
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ods3.schule.de
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Die beiden Jungen haben sich gewunden und protestiert .
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ods3.schule.de
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Lampooning the star’s on-going molestation charges woes by writhing, sans nose, on a bed full of children was not best received.
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www.redbull.com
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Sich leidend auf einem Bett voller Kinder zu winden, kam bei den aktuellen Missbrauchsbeschuldigungen gegen den Star nicht ganz so gut an.
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www.redbull.com
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“In the new edition one does not only see the bull bellowing while it writhes in agony for minutes on end.
www.dr-baumann.com
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"In der neuen Fassung ist zu sehen, dass der Stier nicht nur brüllt, während er sich im Todeskampf minutenlang windet.
www.dr-baumann.com
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motor behaviour to pain such as moaning, crying, writhing or pacing backwards and forwards.
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www.linus-geisler.de
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das motorische Schmerzverhalten, z.B. stöhnen, jammern, sich krümmen oder hin- und herlaufen.
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www.linus-geisler.de

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