English-German translation for "writhe"

"writhe" German translation

writhe
[raið]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i <preterite, (simple) past tense | Präteritum, Vergangenheitprätand | und u.past participle | Partizip Perfekt pperf writhed; poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoetpast participle | Partizip Perfekt pperf writhen [ˈriðn]>

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  • sich krümmen, sich winden (with vordative (case) | Dativ dat)
    writhe
    writhe
  • sich winden, leiden (under, at unterdative (case) | Dativ dat)
    writhe suffer figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    writhe suffer figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • sich in Windungen bewegen, sich schlängeln
    writhe move by writhing
    writhe move by writhing
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  • sich windenor | oder od schlingen (round um)
    writhe coil poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet
    writhe coil poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet
writhe
[raið]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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  • winden, schlingen, drehen, ringeln
    writhe twist poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet
    writhe twist poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet
  • verzerren, verdrehen, entstellen
    writhe wordset cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    writhe wordset cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
writhe
[raið]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Verzerrungfeminine | Femininum f
    writhe
    Verdrehungfeminine | Femininum f
    writhe
    Zuckenneuter | Neutrum n
    writhe
    writhe
Sie windet sich wie ein Wurm.
She writhes like a worm.
Source: Tatoeba
Er windet sich wie ein Wurm.
It writhes like a worm.
Source: Tatoeba
Er windet sich wie ein Wurm.
He writhes like a worm.
Source: Tatoeba
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