Word Usage Question — English Majors?

The current dictionary definition of Writhe, from the American Heritage Dictionary:

intransitive verb
1. To twist, as in pain, struggle, or embarrassment.
2. To move with a twisting or contorted motion.
3. To suffer acutely.

transitive verb
To cause to twist or squirm; contort.

noun
The act or an instance of writhing; a contortion.


We have a question.We have encountered the term \”writhe\” in two cases. One of the cases is (as in the major dictionary definition) \”writhe in pain\”, and the other is not in the dictionary: \”writhe in pleasure\”. One of us is of the opinion that there is enough usage of \”writhe in pleasure\” to have it qualify as a valid definition, but the other disagrees.

What do you think?


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