Definitions for twisting
twist·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. twistingadjective

   Having many twists

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

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1. 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.

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1. Twisting

   of Twist

2. Twisting

   a. & n. from Twist

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How to pronounce twisting?

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How to say twisting in sign language?

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. Sam Kean:

   These people were taking a good thing — the pursuit of knowledge — and twisting it in this dark way.

2. David Barram:

   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.

3. Ahmad Shukrey:

   She was angry, and I was telling her, ‘No, you’re not getting in the front of the line. I’ve been here since 12, and she proceeds to attack me with the chair, pushing into my friend, knocking me over and twisting my ankle.

4. Scott Stewart:

   We are not going to see any major break in these heavily Sunni areas in Iraq until the U.S. is able to get the Sunnis back on board. And that is also going to involve some arm-twisting on the Shia leadership in order for them to give a little bit to the Sunnis.

5. Neal Barnard:

   The study made the determination based on what it called sufficient evidence from epidemiological studies that eating processed meat causes colorectal cancer. A generation ago, America tackled tobacco. It took time and a lot of arm-twisting, but eventually cigarettes were banned from airports, restaurants, hospitals, and even the teachers' lounge in every school in the country, Dr. Neal Barnard, founder and president of PCRM said in aninterview with Vice.Today, the issue is food. Neal Barnard, who earned Neal Barnard M.D. from George Washington University, argues for a variety of policy changes including implementing plant-based diets and ending animal-based research. Scientifically, there is no argument. Everybody knows we should n’t be serving this stuff to children.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=twisting
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Twisting
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twisting
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=twisting