Wry, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Wried; p. pr. & vb. n.Wrying.] [OE. wrien. See Wry, a.] To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex. Sir P. Sidney.
Guests by hundreds, not one caring
If the dear host's neck were wried. R. Browning.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.