writhyng
Middle English
Alternative forms
- wrythynge, wriþing, writhynge, wryþyng, wriþinge, wrythyng
Etymology
From writhen + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwriːðinɡ/
Noun
writhyng (uncountable) (rare)
- The process of bending, curling, or twining.
- A writhing; a painful twisting.
- (anatomy) A bending or curvy organ.
- (physiology) A wramp or spraining.
Descendants
- English: writhing
References
- “wrīthing(e (ger.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-27.