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Noun: twisting twisting- The act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
- distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture - The act of rotating rapidly
"it broke off after much twisting" - spin, twirl, twist, whirl Adjective: twisting twisting- Marked by repeated turns and bends
- tortuous, twisty, winding, voluminous Verb: twist twist- To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
- writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm - Cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
"twist the dough into a braid" - flex, bend, deform, turn - Turn in the opposite direction
"twist one's head" - Form into a spiral shape
"The cord is all twisted" - twine, distort - Form into twists
"Twist the strips of dough" - Extend in curves and turns
"the path twisted through the forest" - wind[2], curve - Do the twist
- Twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
- wrench - Practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
"Don't twist my words" - twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate - Twist suddenly so as to sprain
"The wrestler twisted his shoulder" - sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick
Derived forms: twistings See also: crooked, twister Type of: be, change form, change shape, dance, deform, denote, falsification, form, injure, misrepresentation, move, pull, refer, rotary motion, rotation, shape, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, turn, wound Antonym: untwist Encyclopedia: Twist, AR Twist Twist, Germany Twist, Arkansas Twisting |