Twisting
//ˈtwɪstɪŋ// adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 gerund of twist countable, form-of, gerund
"She was oblivious of all around her, and her facial twistings and scrunchings were droll."
- 2 the act of rotating rapidly wordnet
- 3 The disreputable practice of selling unnecessary insurance to a customer in order to earn commission. uncountable
"Twisting benefits an insurance agent while damaging the customer. The agent benefits because the commission earned on the sale of a new health insurance policy is substantially higher than that earned on the renewal of an existing policy."
- 4 the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of twist form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Having many twists
"The mountain road is even more twisting than the valley road."
Adjective
- 1 marked by repeated turns and bends wordnet
Example
More examples"I tripped on a stone, twisting my ankle."
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