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

It takes its attack action to heart—I hear ankles twisting, arrows loosening, and high-pitched screams above us.

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Penelope glanced down and saw that she was twisting her napkin into knots.

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We followed a twisting trail to try to find out, involving a dead man's identity, a mystery Romanian woman and a £150,000 Lamborghini Urus.

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This wasn't the ancient amphitheatre of Herodium down the road, but it was a sporting spectacle all the same, twisting and turning, bewildering and perplexing.

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Two years later, when they returned to the state championship as seniors, Davidson was again forced to sit for a long period after twisting her ankle.

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