What does TWISTING mean?
Definitions for TWISTING
twist·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word TWISTING.
Princeton's WordNet
distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twistingnoun
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirladjective
the act of rotating rapidly
"he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"
tortuous, twisting, twisty, winding, voluminousadjective
marked by repeated turns and bends
"a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track"
Wiktionary
twistingadjective
Having many twists
The mountain road is even more twisting than the valley road.
ChatGPT
twisting
Twisting generally refers to the action or process of rotating or turning something around its axis, distorting its original shape or form, or changing its original character or meaning. It could also refer to the stress caused by an object due to torsion or rotation. Its meaning often varies in different scenarios and contexts.
Webster Dictionary
Twisting
of Twist
Twisting
a. & n. from Twist
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of TWISTING in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of TWISTING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of TWISTING in a Sentence
I was answering a question. I wasn't writing poetry, Erin Burnett. Don't change the facts. You're twisting this like everybody else on the left has done all day today.
These Republican senators and Cabinet members who are letting Emily Murphy sit out there twisting in the wind strike me as not courageous. They're being not courageous in asking Emily Murphy to be courageous. It's just not right. Emily Murphy can not avoid the responsibility that's hers to ascertain. But it sure would be better for a lot of us if Emily Murphy had a lot more cover.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer:
There are 10 to 12 Republicans who have never said a bad word about witnesses or documents, who know in their hearts it's the right thing to do. But they have to weigh that against the pressure, the twisting of arms, that Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell will put on Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell.
pound for pound, the best one of the bunch, a fighter, scratcher, pit bull, she can nail ‘em to the floor in one second flat, her body’s beautiful, but her mind’s a work of art, whirling madly, twisting and turning, she’s a REAL woman and she won’t let you forget it
There's quite a lot of money on balance sheets in Europe. If companies are reluctant to put it to work, they risk seeing activists twisting their arm to launch buyback plans, there's also a huge potential for restructuring and mergers, and activist funds are starting to shake up things and accelerate the process.
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