how to pronounce writhe

/ɹaɪð/

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writhe is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of writhe in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… drowning as you writhe in agony from all …”

meanings of writhe

verb:

To contort (a part of the body).
To twist or contort the body; to be distorted.
To extort.
To twist, to wring (something).

noun:

The number of negative crossings subtracted from the number of positive crossings in a knot.
A contortion.

writhe frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word writhe occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.