v01868370
| type | v |
| lex_filenum | 38 |
| def | to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) |
| examples | The prisoner writhed in discomfort The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace |
| Frame - 1 | Something ----s |
| Frame - 2 | Somebody ----s |
| Outgoing links | |
| Hypernym | move |
| Derivationally related form | twist → twist |
| Derivationally related form | twist → twister |
| Derivationally related form | squirm → squirmer; squirm → squirm |
| Derivationally related form | wriggle → wriggler; wriggle → wriggle |
| Hyponym | wrench |
| Incoming links | |
| Derivationally related form | squirm → squirm; squirmer → squirm |
| Derivationally related form | wriggle → wriggle; wriggler → wriggle |
| Derivationally related form | twist → twist |
| Derivationally related form | twister → twist |
| Hyponym | move |
| Hypernym | wrench |
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