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(obsolete, intransitive) To turn (away); to swerve or deviate. / (obsolete, transitive) To divert; to cause to turn away. / (transitive) To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.).

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wry

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Source Word

wry

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɹaɪ/

Verb

intransitive obsolete transitive

(obsolete, intransitive) To turn (away); to swerve or deviate. / (obsolete, transitive) To divert; to cause to turn away. / (transitive) To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.).

Japanese Meaning

【自動詞】そむく、曲がる（進路が逸れる、横に逸れる） / 【他動詞】そむかせる、逸らす（方向を変えさせる） / 【他動詞】ひねる、ねじる、歪める（体や顔などを捻じ曲げる）