Writhe in Malayalam

പിടയുക (pidayuka) is to writhe, the thrashing of a body in pain, and the same verb describes a bird fluttering in the hand and a heart that pounds. The sound of it is close to the movement.

Most common translation

പിടയുക (pidayuka)

Writhe in pain, roll about, flutter, throb.

വലയിൽ വീണ മീൻ പിടഞ്ഞു.

valayil veena meen pidanju.

The fish caught in the net writhed.

Dictionary entry

It is also used figuratively of a person struggling under hardship, so a sentence with pidayuka need not involve any physical pain at all.

Common questions

How do you say writhe in Malayalam?

To writhe is പിടയുക (pidayuka).

How do you say writhing in pain?

Put the word for pain before പിടയുക (pidayuka); the verb itself already carries the twisting.