twisting

[ twis-ting ]

/ ˈtwɪs tɪŋ /

noun

the practice of an insurance agent of tricking the holder of a life insurance policy into letting it lapse so that the insured will replace it with one of a company represented by the agent.

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Origin of twisting

First recorded in 1905–10; twist + -ing¹

Words nearby twisting

twist drill, twisted hairs, twisted stomach worm, twister, twist grip, twisting, twist in the wind, twist someone's arm, twist tie, twisty, twit

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Here, only the twisting grey concrete under his tires disturbed the desolate wild.
A Belgian Prince, Gorillas, Guerrillas & the Future of the Congo|Nina Strochlic|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The book becomes so dramatic and twisting, the ending—how she ends it--is key.
Sarah Waters: Queen of the Tortured Lesbian Romance|Tim Teeman|September 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then a larger-scale map revealed a twisting, narrow road up to the Col de Lizarrieta, at around 1,300 feet.
Is This Hemingway’s Pamplona or a Lot of Bull?|Clive Irving|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Titanic sat in the rear of the room, twisting his fingers nervously, till he was called.
Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Don't think it's an easy trip, the twisting mountain passes inevitably slow you down.
The U.S. Road Trips You Should Really Take|Lonely Planet|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Not on me with axe, I pray you," he answered laughing, and twisting his head on one side.
Wulfric the Weapon Thane|Charles W. Whistler
Under his life-conferring brush they required no twisting with hot irons.
Gatherings From Spain|Richard Ford
She was twisting the stem of her wineglass nervously; after a moment she began to speak jerkily.
The Phantom Lover|Ruby M. Ayres
The tiny windmills which children often make by twisting pieces of paper illustrate the same principle.
Every-day Science: Volume VI. The Conquest of Nature|Henry Smith Williams
The Baptist is twisting round, to display the foreshortening which Pordenone particularly affects.
The Venetian School of Painting|Evelyn March Phillipps

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