Writhing in Malayalam

പിടച്ചില്‍ (pidachil) is the noun from that verb, the writhing or fluttering itself, and it also names the panting, racing feeling in the chest that comes with fright.

Most common translation

പിടച്ചില്‍ (pidachil)

Writhing, fluttering, panting.

ഞാൻ കൂട്ടിലെ കിളിയുടെ പിടച്ചില്‍ കണ്ടു.

njaan koottile kiliyude pidachil kandu.

I saw the fluttering of the bird in the cage.

Dictionary entry

Being a noun it cannot stand in for the English participle, so a writhing man is described with the verb form rather than with pidachil.

Common questions

How do you say writhing in Malayalam?

Writhing is പിടച്ചില്‍ (pidachil).

What does pidachil suggest about the heart?

Used of the chest it means pounding or fluttering, the sensation of panic or breathlessness.