- writhe in pain / agony
- sich vor Schmerzen aufbäumen
English-German idiom dictionary. 2013.
English-German idiom dictionary. 2013.
writhe — [ raıð ] verb intransitive to move by twisting and turning, especially when you feel a lot of pain: writhe in pain/agony: He writhed in agony on the ground … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
writhe — [raıð] v [: Old English; Origin: writhan [i] to twist ] to twist your body from side to side violently, especially because you are suffering pain writhe in pain/agony etc ▪ He lay writhing in pain … Dictionary of contemporary English
writhe — UK [raɪð] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms writhe : present tense I/you/we/they writhe he/she/it writhes present participle writhing past tense writhed past participle writhed to move by twisting and turning, especially when you feel a lot of… … English dictionary
writhe — verb (I) 1 to twist your body from side to side violently, especially because you are suffering pain: writhe in pain/agony: He lay on the floor writhing in pain. 2 writhe with anger/hate/shame etc literary to feel very violent emotions of anger… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Suffering Noun 1. pain, suffering, sufferance; hurt, cut; discomfort, painfulness; discomfort, malaise; nightmare; anguish, agony, misery, excruciation, torment, torture, rack; Weltschmerz; distress,… … English dictionary for students
writhe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. wriggle, squirm, twist, contort. See distortion, pain. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. contort, move painfully, squirm, distort, suffer, twist and turn, undergo agony, turn with pain, throw a fit*. Ant.… … English dictionary for students
writhe — [[t]ra͟ɪð[/t]] writhes, writhing, writhed VERB If you writhe, your body twists and turns violently backwards and forwards, usually because you are in great pain or discomfort. He was writhing in agony... The subject makes her writhe with… … English dictionary
Physical Pain — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Physical Pain >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 pain pain Sgm: N 1 suffering suffering suffrance Sgm: N 1 bodily pain bodily pain physical pain bodily suffering physical suffering body pain Sgm: N 1 mental suffering … English dictionary for students
hurt — Synonyms and related words: Schmerz, abomination, abrade, abrasion, abuse, ache, aches and pains, aching, affect, afflict, afflicted, affront, aggravate, aggravated, aggrieve, aggrieved, agonize, agonized, agony, ail, anguish, anguished, atrocity … Moby Thesaurus
Luther, Martin — • Leader of the great religious revolt of the sixteenth century in Germany; born at Eisleben, 10 November, 1483; died at Eisleben, 18 February, 1546 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Luther, Martin … Catholic encyclopedia
Luther — Martin Luther † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Martin Luther Leader of the great religious revolt of the sixteenth century in Germany; born at Eisleben, 10 November, 1483; died at Eisleben, 18 February, 1546. His father, Hans, was a… … Catholic encyclopedia