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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of twisting¹

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

Example Sentences

The fish were twisting and turning together, as if they shared the same mind.

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The opening stage took the drivers through a twisting 2.75-kilometre asphalt course.

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Dark clouds started swirling and bulging downward, lower and lower, like a giant, twisting finger pointing at the countryside.

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Unlike the more familiar "kink" waves that cause entire magnetic structures to sway and can be seen in solar videos, torsional Alfvén waves create a subtle twisting motion that can only be detected spectroscopically.

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“Global trade flows are proving highly adaptable to U.S. tariffs, bending and twisting to minimize their impact, both on U.S. inflation and Chinese exports,” said Julian Evans-Pritchard, head of China economics at Capital Economics.

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