Writhe has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Noun
Verb
1
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
"The prisoner writhed in discomfort"
"The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
2
To twist, to wring (something).
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