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contortcontort /kənˈtɔrt/ verb [intransitive, transitive] ETYMOLOGYcontortOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin, past participle of contorquere, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + torquere to twist VERB TABLEcontort |
Present | I, you, we, they | contort | | he, she, it | contorts | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | contorted | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have contorted | | he, she, it | has contorted | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had contorted | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will contort | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have contorted |
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Present | I | am contorting | | he, she, it | is contorting | | you, we, they | are contorting | Past | I, he, she, it | was contorting | | you, we, they | were contorting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been contorting | | he, she, it | has been contorting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been contorting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be contorting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been contorting |
if you contort something, especially your face or body, or if it contorts, it twists so that it does not have its normal shape and looks strange or unattractive SYN twist: contort with/in The boy’s face was contorted with pain. |