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

His vision of power, propaganda and language as a weapon meets a barrage of torn-from-the-news imagery: refugees adrift on boats, authoritarian leaders twisting the truth, AI hallucinations blurring what’s left of reality.

From Los Angeles Times

A fell-runner who had set off from Ambleside in the hope of making it down before the storm took hold had called for help after twisting an ankle.

From BBC

Noah Hawley’s “Alien: Earth” finale, “The Real Monsters,” fulfills those expectations, multiplying the variety of carnage and twisting other franchise mainstays.

From Salon

It’s adorable to see Farrell relive starring in a high school class musical, leaping, twisting and grinning through the dorky choreography.

From Los Angeles Times

There will be arguments that the situations were not comparable - and that a fault in the pits is just part of the twisting fortunes of racing.

From BBC

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