Definitions for twisting
twist·ing

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1. distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twistingnoun

   the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

2. spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirladjective

   the act of rotating rapidly

   "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"

3. 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"

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1. twistingadjective

   Having many twists

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

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1. Twisting

   of Twist

2. Twisting

   a. & n. from Twist

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of twisting in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of twisting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of twisting in a Sentence

1. The Republicans:

   We're not home and dry yet, especially since the election is being run in an unfair way, to pull out a candidate on the second round is rather unfair. Today, they're twisting the arm of the French, of the left. Are they going to accept being insulted, despised? We'll see.

2. Shawn Ursini:

   The unconventional form of a twisting building means every component of tall building design must be rethought.

3. George Takei:

   Unfortunately, it’s a twisting of Gene’s creation, to which he put in so much thought. I think it’s really unfortunate.

4. Philistine Ayad:

   I don't see ISIS as Muslim. I see terrorists when I look at ISIS, to me, terror knows no religion. They are picking and choosing aspects of the religion and twisting and distorting them in order to justify their actions that are unjustifiable.

5. Jorgen Ramskov:

   When you hit the rabbit at the neck with a stick, it's not killed, it's just getting unconscious and then you kill it by twisting the neck. That's how you do it and that's how it was explained by the person at the zoo.

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