writhen
Americanadjective
verb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of writhen
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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
For all answer, a low cry, like the plaint of a broken-hearted child, issued from the leaden, writhen lips of the old man.
From The Day of Days An Extravaganza by Arthur William Brown
The blackened corn-stalks, left standing in the field as is the habit until next spring's ploughing should begin, were writhen and bent, and bore gaunt witness to the devastation of the winter wind.
From The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains by Mary Noailles Murfree
Methought his detestable features at length enlarged, moved, and were writhen in mockery and scorn.
From The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann
He has drawn back a pace or two, and now stands leaning against one of the bent and writhen trunks of the old trees.
From Nancy by Rhoda Broughton
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