M Mher Member Joined Apr 1, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Armenian Home Country Armenia Current Location Armenia Sep 30, 2014 #1 What is meant by this word: "It stood like a huge writhing wall between us and the horizon?"
J JMurray Key Member Joined Nov 17, 2010 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language English Home Country New Zealand Current Location Australia Sep 30, 2014 #2 not a teacher Have you looked the word up in a dictionary? Try this definition and imagine how it works for a wall of water. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/writhing
not a teacher Have you looked the word up in a dictionary? Try this definition and imagine how it works for a wall of water. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/writhing
M Magdalena*** New member Joined Oct 3, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Spanish Home Country Mexico Current Location Czech Republic Oct 3, 2014 #3 It means moving in a twisting or snake-like fashion
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Oct 4, 2014 #4 Magdalena*** said: It means movinginatwistingorsnake-likefashion Click to expand... Did you really find it written like that in a dictionary? There are no spaces between the words. Please edit your post so it's readable.
Magdalena*** said: It means movinginatwistingorsnake-likefashion Click to expand... Did you really find it written like that in a dictionary? There are no spaces between the words. Please edit your post so it's readable.
BobK Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 29, 2006 Location Spencers Wood, near Reading, UK Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country UK Current Location UK Oct 4, 2014 #5 'Snake-like' is interesting. Google 'serpentine wall'. b PS I did, just to check.
T Tarheel VIP Member Joined Jun 16, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Oct 4, 2014 #6 The word writhing suggests motion to me. Walls don't move, so serpentine wall makes more sense to me.
The word writhing suggests motion to me. Walls don't move, so serpentine wall makes more sense to me.