wrick
English
Etymology
From Middle English wricken, probably from Middle Dutch wricken (Modern Dutch wrikken (“to wriggle”)) or Middle Low German wricken (“to move jerkily; sprain”) (Modern German Low German wricken (“to row; scull; move back and forth”)). Compare also Danish vrikke (“to move; turn; wriggle”), Swedish vricka (“to sprain; twist; scull”).
Verb
wrick (third-person singular simple present wricks, present participle wricking, simple past and past participle wricked)
Synonyms
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