twist
verb (used with object)
to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
was twisting
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past progressiveof twist.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Certainly, no one at Bridgewater was twisting the arms of PSERS’s staff to imitate the hedge fund’s strategy.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2022
And I kept being confused by weird air effects down around my footrest; it seemed like I had dropped something that was twisting around my ankles.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2019
“My stomach was twisting and turning,” he says.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 22, 2019
The manner in which Cohen released the recording made clear he was twisting the knife.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2018
I was furious that she was twisting my story to save her skin, but now she had caught me in her trap.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
