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twisting

/ˈtwɪstɪŋ/

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A twisting force.

Examples :

"The stubborn jar lid wouldn't budge, despite my best twisting. "

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Anything twisted, or the act of twisting.

Examples :

"The twisting of the metal wire was difficult. "

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The form given in twisting.

Examples :

"The artist admired the metal sculpture's twisting, noting the elegant curves it formed. "

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The degree of stress or strain when twisted.

Examples :

"The metal bar showed signs of significant twisting after the accident. "

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A type of thread made from two filaments twisted together.

Examples :

"The tailor recommended using a strong twisting for the seams of the heavy denim jacket. "

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A sliver of lemon peel added to a cocktail, etc.

Examples :

"The bartender added a twisting of lemon to my martini. "

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A sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc.

Examples :

"The car slowed down before the sharp twisting in the mountain road. "

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A distortion to the meaning of a word or passage.

Examples :

"The politician's twisting of the facts made it hard to understand what really happened. "

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An unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc.

Examples :

"The surprising twist in the school play was that the villain was actually the shy girl in the back row. "

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(preceded by definite article) A type of dance characterised by rotating one’s hips. See Twist (dance) on Wikipedia for more details.

Examples :

"The school dance instructor taught us the twisting, demonstrating the hip movements with enthusiasm. "

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A rotation of the body when diving.

Examples :

"The diver's twisting was impressive, completing a perfect somersault. "

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A sprain, especially to the ankle.

Examples :

"After the fall, she worried the twisting in her ankle might keep her off the basketball court for weeks. "

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Examples :

"The bird used a small twisting to build its nest. "

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A girl, a woman.

Examples :

"The twisting braids adorned her hair. "

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A roll of twisted dough, baked.

Examples :

"My dad bought a warm twisting from the bakery for our breakfast. "

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A small roll of tobacco.

Examples :

"My grandfather always keeps a twisting in his shirt pocket for after dinner. "

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A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together.

Examples :

"Damascus twist"

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The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon.

Examples :

"The gun's twisting imparted a stable trajectory to the bullet. "

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A beverage made of brandy and gin.

Examples :

"After a long day, my grandfather enjoys a twisting before dinner. "

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A strong individual tendency or bent; inclination.

Examples :

"a twist toward fanaticism"

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An appetite for food.

Examples :

"Seeing the pizza triggered a sudden twisting in my stomach, reminding me I hadn't eaten lunch. "

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To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.

Examples :

"She was twisting the ends of the yarn to make a stronger knot. "

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To join together by twining one part around another.

Examples :

"She was twisting the strands of yarn together to make a bracelet. "

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To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.

Examples :

"The child was twisting his shoelaces into knots while waiting for the bus. "

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To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.

Examples :

"The baker was twisting the strands of dough to make a beautiful braided loaf of bread. "

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To wind into; to insinuate.

Examples :

"Avarice twists itself into all human concerns."

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To turn a knob etc.

Examples :

"She was having trouble opening the door, so she kept twisting the doorknob. "

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To distort or change the truth or meaning of words when repeating.

Examples :

"He was twisting my words, making it sound like I agreed with him when I actually didn't. "

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To form a twist (in any of the above noun meanings).

Examples :

"The chef was twisting the dough into a beautiful, intricate spiral shape. "

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To injure (a body part) by bending it in the wrong direction.

Examples :

"While playing soccer, Maria fell and ended up twisting her ankle. "

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(of a path) To wind; to follow a bendy or wavy course; to have many bends.

Examples :

"The hiking trail was twisting through the forest, making it hard to see what was ahead. "

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To cause to rotate.

Examples :

"He was twisting the cap off the bottle of water. "

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To dance the twist (a type of dance characterised by twisting one's hips).

Examples :

"At the party, everyone was twisting to the oldies music. "

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Examples :

"She kept twisting her brother's arm to get him to do her chores. "

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In the game of blackjack (pontoon or twenty-one), to be dealt another card.

Examples :

"The player decided to risk it and was twisting, hoping to get closer to 21. "

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The disreputable practice of selling unnecessary insurance to a customer in order to earn commission.

Examples :

"The insurance agent was fired after the company discovered his involvement in twisting, replacing clients' perfectly adequate policies with new ones just to generate commissions. "

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adjective

Having many twists

Examples :

"The mountain road is even more twisting than the valley road."

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