warp
verb (used with object)
to bend or twist out of shape, especially from a straight or flat form, as timbers or flooring.
was warping
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past progressiveof warp.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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She told the outlet that she's had trouble getting in touch with Musk and that the secrecy around her pregnancy was warping her life.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2025
As more employers adopted the tools, more workers shared Kraemer’s experience: The software was warping the foundations of time and trust in their work lives.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2022
Last week, the Chinese government initiated a crackdown on teen celebrity worship and fan clubs, warning that celebrities’ pursuit of online followers was warping youths’ value.
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2021
Others believed a nearby navy communication tower was warping the glass.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 1, 2020
If her intelligence was warping out from the narrow limits in which her mother had confined it, it was still below the average—as much as her feverish love and tenacious loyalty were above.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876 by Various
