twisting

[ twis-ting ]

/ ˈtwɪs tɪŋ /

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noun

the act of squirming or turning about; wiggling: Her restless twisting disturbed the bedsheets.

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

characterized by being twisted; winding: The twisting corridors were impossible to navigate.

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Origin of twisting

First recorded in 1905–10; twist + -ing¹

Words nearby twisting

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How to use twisting in a sentence

Its gauge of 14 AWG is well above the industry average cable thickness, making it more likely to survive repeated kinking and twisting.
The best XLR cables securely connect you to your equipment and the best sound|Jay Cabrera|August 26, 2021|Popular-Science
We’ve been forced to cope almost constantly with the twisting, morphing uncertainties that life has thrown at us.
The power of us|Michael Reilly|June 30, 2021|MIT Technology Review
One flip One twist She competed this version with a tucked full twist, as well as a Yurchenko vault with a layout and no twisting.
Yurchenko and beyond: The origins of Simone Biles’s revolutionary vault|Emily Giambalvo|June 4, 2021|Washington Post
Through its 500-plus pages, Clinton and Patterson’s novel puts their respective expertise to good use in a twisting plot.
36 New Books You Need to Read This Summer|Cady Lang|May 25, 2021|Time

Wire warehouse racks upheld corridors of glass jars, the twisting orange fingers of Cordyceps growing atop cakes of myceliated rice.
Meet the Renaissance Man Obsessed with Mushrooms|Doug Bierend|March 10, 2021|Outside Online
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
Ripperda's equipage wound down a long and twisting defile between two precipitous rocks.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
He had a waxed mustache which he was in the habit of twisting whenever in deep thought.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
The labor in pressing and twisting is entirely done by hand, and attended to with the most scrupulous care.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Up and up went the trail, twisting back and forth in long horseshoe curves.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run|Stanley R. Matthews
Bud, twisting his head, saw a pair of slippered feet beside the running board.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower

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