writhe – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of writhe

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to writhe
Participle: writhed
Gerund: writhing

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of writhe

Indicative

Present

Iwrithe
youwrithe
he;she;itwrithes
wewrithe
youwrithe
theywrithe

Perfect

Ihave writhed; writhen
youhave writhed; writhen
he;she;ithas writhed; writhen
wehave writhed; writhen
youhave writhed; writhen
theyhave writhed; writhen

Past

Iwrithed
youwrithed
he;she;itwrithed
wewrithed
youwrithed
theywrithed

Pluperfect

Ihad writhed; writhen
youhad writhed; writhen
he;she;ithad writhed; writhen
wehad writhed; writhen
youhad writhed; writhen
theyhad writhed; writhen

Future

Iwill writhe
youwill writhe
he;she;itwill writhe
wewill writhe
youwill writhe
theywill writhe

Future Perfect

Iwill have writhed; writhen
youwill have writhed; writhen
he;she;itwill have writhed; writhen
wewill have writhed; writhen
youwill have writhed; writhen
theywill have writhed; writhen

Subjunctive

Present

Iwrithe
youwrithe
he;she;itwrithe
wewrithe
youwrithe
theywrithe

Perfect

Ihave writhed; writhen
youhave writhed; writhen
he;she;ithave writhed; writhen
wehave writhed; writhen
youhave writhed; writhen
theyhave writhed; writhen

Imperfect

Iwrithed
youwrithed
he;she;itwrithed
wewrithed
youwrithed
theywrithed

Pluperfect

Ihad writhed; writhen
youhad writhed; writhen
he;she;ithad writhed; writhen
wehad writhed; writhen
youhad writhed; writhen
theyhad writhed; writhen

Conditional

Present

Iwould writhe
youwould writhe
he;she;itwould writhe
wewould writhe
youwould writhe
theywould writhe

Perfect

Iwould have writhed; writhen
youwould have writhed; writhen
he;she;itwould have writhed; writhen
wewould have writhed; writhen
youwould have writhed; writhen
theywould have writhed; writhen

Imperative

youwrithe
weLet's writhe
youwrithe

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam writhing
youare writhing
he;she;itis writhing
weare writhing
youare writhing
theyare writhing

Perfect

Ihave been writhing
youhave been writhing
he;she;ithas been writhing
wehave been writhing
youhave been writhing
theyhave been writhing

Past

Iwas writhing
youwere writhing
he;she;itwas writhing
wewere writhing
youwere writhing
theywere writhing

Pluperfect

Ihad been writhing
youhad been writhing
he;she;ithad been writhing
wehad been writhing
youhad been writhing
theyhad been writhing

Future

Iwill be writhing
youwill be writhing
he;she;itwill be writhing
wewill be writhing
youwill be writhing
theywill be writhing

Future Perfect

Iwill have been writhing
youwill have been writhing
he;she;itwill have been writhing
wewill have been writhing
youwill have been writhing
theywill have been writhing

Conditional

Present

Iwould be writhing
youwould be writhing
he;she;itwould be writhing
wewould be writhing
youwould be writhing
theywould be writhing

Perfect

Iwould have been writhing
youwould have been writhing
he;she;itwould have been writhing
wewould have been writhing
youwould have been writhing
theywould have been writhing

Other

Verbs similar to 'writhe'

withe, write, writhle, frith, ithe, kithe, lithe, sithe, snithe, tithe,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

squirm
contort, agonize, thrash, flail

Antonyms

to give something a shape and definition
buckle, form, twist, warp

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. O.E. wriðan "to twist or bend," earlier "to bind or fetter," from P.Gmc. *writhanan (cf. N.Fris. wrial, O.H.G. ridan, O.N. riða, M.Swed. vriþa, M.Da. vride), from PIE *wreit- "to turn, bend" (see wreath).
2. From Middle English writhen, from Old English wrīþan, from Proto-West Germanic *wrīþan, from Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną (“to weave, twist, turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (“to twist, writhe”). Cognate with Middle Dutch writen (“to turn, twist”), dialectal German reiden (“to turn, twist, lace”), Danish vride (“to twist”), Swedish vrida (“to turn, twist, wind”), French rider (“to wrinkle, furrow, ruffle”, (< Germanic)). Compare also Lithuanian riēsti (“to unbend, wind, roll”). See: Middle English 'writhen', Proto-Germanic '*wrīþaną', Middle Dutch 'writen', German, old spelling 'reiden', Danish 'vride', Swedish 'vrida', French 'rider'.

Verbs referencing "writhe"

Danish vride.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] a sedgy, lazy foam works up, to float upon the water 's top; now rolling past like monstrous bodies, their tangled roots showing like matted hair; now glancing singly by like giant leeches; and now writhing round and round in the vortex of some small whirlpool, like wounded snakes. The banks low, the trees dwarfish, the marshes swarming with frogs, the wretched cabins few and far apart, their inmates [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ O God a ’ mercy ! you speak the truth ! O—O—O ! ” — and, with groans, she fell on the floor, like one crushed and writhing under the extremity of mental anguish. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)