What does twisting mean?
Definitions for twisting
twist·ing
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word twisting.
Princeton's WordNet
distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting(noun)
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl(adj)
the act of rotating rapidly
"he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"
tortuous, twisting, twisty, winding, voluminous(adj)
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
twisting(Adjective)
Having many twists
The mountain road is even more twisting than the valley road.
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
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.
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.
I believe some of what the lieutenant has alleged could constitute a military crime – false statements – taking what the chaplain said and twisting or misconstruing it – in an attempt to get the chaplain punished, he abused the position he was placed in as a chaplain’s assistant.
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.
I believe some of what the lieutenant has alleged could constitute a military crime – false statements, taking what the chaplain said and twisting or misconstruing it in an attempt to get the chaplain punished, he abused the position he was placed in as a chaplain’s assistant.
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