writhen
Americanadjective
verb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of writhen
Example Sentences
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They lit a fire in a hollow, down among the roots of a spreading hawthorn, tall as a tree, writhen with age, but hale in every limb.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
The sullen shudder of the brook, And winds that wring the writhen trees in vain For drearier sound or look— The lonely rain.
From Song-Surf by Rice, Cale Young
Her eyes are alive, arresting and haunting; and there is still a turn of delicate beauty and pride in her indomitable chin; but her cheeks are wasted and lined, her mouth writhen and piteous.
From Getting Married by Shaw, Bernard
Their countenances seemed fiercely writhen into the wildest expression of pride, hate, and a desperate purpose of fighting to the very last.
From The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day by Scott, Walter, Sir
And, Winter, with thy writhen, frosty face, Smooth up thy visage, when thou look'st on her; Thou never look'st on such bright majesty.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8 by Hazlitt, William Carew
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