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twisting

[ twis-ting ]

noun

  1. the act of squirming or turning about; wiggling:

    Her restless twisting disturbed the bedsheets.

  2. the act or practice of tricking the holder of a life insurance policy into switching to a policy from a new company that is less advantageous for them.


adjective

  1. characterized by being twisted; winding:

    The twisting corridors were impossible to navigate.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of twisting1

First recorded in 1905–10; twist + -ing 1

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Example Sentences

Here, only the twisting grey concrete under his tires disturbed the desolate wild.

The book becomes so dramatic and twisting, the ending—how she ends it--is key.

Then a larger-scale map revealed a twisting, narrow road up to the Col de Lizarrieta, at around 1,300 feet.

Titanic sat in the rear of the room, twisting his fingers nervously, till he was called.

Don't think it's an easy trip, the twisting mountain passes inevitably slow you down.

Ripperda's equipage wound down a long and twisting defile between two precipitous rocks.

He had a waxed mustache which he was in the habit of twisting whenever in deep thought.

The labor in pressing and twisting is entirely done by hand, and attended to with the most scrupulous care.

Up and up went the trail, twisting back and forth in long horseshoe curves.

Bud, twisting his head, saw a pair of slippered feet beside the running board.

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