writhe
writhe
v. intrans.
P. and V. στρέφεσθαι; see wriggle.Wallow: Ar. and P. κῠλινδεῖσθαι; see wallow.
Writhing with their bodies in sympathy with their thoughts they passed a terrible time through the extremity of their fear: P. τοῖς σώμασιν αὐτοῖς ἴσα τῇ δόξῃ περιδεῶς συναπονεύοντες ἐν τοῖς χαλεπώτατα διῆγον (Thuc. 7.71).
He writhed now upon the ground, now in mid air: V. ἐσπᾶτο γὰρ πέδονδε καὶ μετάρσιος (Soph. Trach. 786).
v. intrans.
P. and V. στρέφεσθαι; see wriggle.Wallow: Ar. and P. κῠλινδεῖσθαι; see wallow.
Writhing with their bodies in sympathy with their thoughts they passed a terrible time through the extremity of their fear: P. τοῖς σώμασιν αὐτοῖς ἴσα τῇ δόξῃ περιδεῶς συναπονεύοντες ἐν τοῖς χαλεπώτατα διῆγον (Thuc. 7.71).
He writhed now upon the ground, now in mid air: V. ἐσπᾶτο γὰρ πέδονδε καὶ μετάρσιος (Soph. Trach. 786).
WRITHE
se contorquere or torquere: torqueri.
se contorquere or torquere: torqueri.