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?