to writhe
to writhe /
La parola di oggi è: to writhe
to writhe /raɪð/
v. i.1 (reggenza: to writhe in + sost.) contorcersi; dimenarsi; dibattersi; torcersi: The snake was writhing in the throes of death, la serpe si torceva negli spasimi della morte2 (fig.) (reggenza: to writhe with + sost.) fremere; essere offeso; sentirsi ferito (fig.): to writhe with shame, fremere di vergogna.