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twisting

/ twisting /
adjective satellite/noun

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
having a twisting or snake-like or worm-like motion
"squirming boys"
"wiggly worms"
"writhing snakes"
Similar:
moving
adjective satellite Sense 2
marked by repeated turns and bends
"a tortuous road up the mountain"
"winding roads are full of surprises"
"had to steer the car down a twisty track"
Similar:
crooked
noun Sense 3
the act of rotating rapidly
"he gave the crank a spin"
"it broke off after much twisting"
Type of:
rotation rotary motion
Kinds of:
pirouette birling logrolling
Derived:
spin spin around whirl reel gyrate
noun Sense 4
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
Type of:
falsification misrepresentaation
Derived:
twist twist around pervert convolute sophisticate
Semantic Complexity
65%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
19
Times Searched
2
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moving crooked rotation rotary motion pirouette birling logrolling falsification misrepresentaation