Writhe vs Vibrate - What's the difference?
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To twist, to wring (something).
To contort (a part of the body).
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*:Cicero (as I remember) had gotten a custome to wryth his nose, which signifieth a naturall scoffer.
To twist or contort the body; to be distorted.
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, title= (knot theory) The number of negative crossings subtracted from the number of positive crossings in a knot
To move with small movements rapidly to and fro.
To resonate.
To brandish; to swing to and fro.
To mark or measure by moving to and fro.
To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.
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The setting, on a portable electronic device, that causes it to rather than sound any (or most) needed alarms.
As verbs the difference between writhe and vibrate
is that writhe is to twist, to wring (something) while vibrate is to move with small movements rapidly to and fro.As nouns the difference between writhe and vibrate
is that writhe is the number of negative crossings subtracted from the number of positive crossings in a knot while vibrate is the setting, on a portable electronic device, that causes it to vibrate rather than sound any (or most) needed alarms.writhe
English
Verb
Everton 0-2 Liverpool, passage=The game was engulfed in controversy when Rodwell appeared to win the ball cleanly in a midfield challenge with Suarez. The tackle drew an angry response from Liverpool's players- Lucas in particular as Suarez writhed in agony - but it was an obvious injustice when the England Under-21 midfielder was shown the red card.}} (Webster 1913)
Noun
(en noun)Anagrams
* whiter * withervibrate
English
Verb
- Her mind vibrates with excitement.
- to vibrate a sword or a staff
- a pendulum vibrating seconds
- Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated or undulated, may impress a swift, tremulous motion.
- Star to star vibrates light.
Noun
(-)- Please put your cellphones on vibrate for the duration of the meeting.
