writhy
Definitions
Characterized by or prone to writhing.
Examples
“Nor fly⟳, nor insect, nor writhy snake, escape⟳ their deep research⟳.”
“When we caught a writhy, stunted fish⟳, wide-eyed, mouthing silence, which slipped out of our hands, we picked it up, threw it back to its mud-blind home.”
“Maud's dances were termed “wiggly, writhy, squirmy”—rendering them more reptilian than artistic in tone.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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