- present participle of twist.
twisting
Americannoun
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the act of squirming or turning about; wiggling.
Her restless twisting disturbed the bedsheets.
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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
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Origin of twisting
Example Sentences
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Christian Pulisic came off in the 59th minute after twisting his right ankle — leaving this World Cup without a goal in the four matches he appeared.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026
There’s the grief, seeping into Maxine’s life and twisting itself around the gratitude, tightening its grip.
From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026
Because Donaldjohanson's shape is uneven, those tiny forces do not cancel out completely and instead create a twisting effect that gradually alters the asteroid's rotation.
From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026
On the job, Greenspan was a known abstruse speaker who admitted that his opaque, twisting rhetoric was a purposeful strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
Sinchi tapped his cane on the ground and gold stones rose from the earth; they assembled in twisting rows all around Danny.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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