Am 26.04.2018 um 22:20 schrieb SuStel:
We don't know of any difference. I'd say the difference between /squirm/ and /writhe/ is that the latter suggests tension while the former does not. But there's no telling whether the Klingon words have the same difference.
I have a slight idea, because I always try to translate the words into German. Unfortunately it always leaves some room or interpretation, so it's not definitleycorrect. I thought that {nogh} "writhe" means somehow to bend, like when you have pain. The word {ghIS} seems to me a lot more faster and regular movement, because the example of gagh was given. Also because it was given next to words with the meaning of tremble and shake. The gagh on the table is {ghIS}-ing, and when you hit your fork into it, it will {nogh}. But that's just an interpretation with no evidence. -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.klingonisch.de http://www.klingonwiki.net/En/TheKlingonDictionary