Warping
noun, verb
noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An action or motion that warps or twists.
"Such inertia-less states stand in absolute contrast (and complementarity) to the positive disorders of Parkinsonism, with their intense inertia and resistance to change, their violent warpings of space and field[…]"
- 2 a moral or mental distortion wordnet
- 3 the deformation of the Earth's crust over a large area
- 4 The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the weaver.
"In the more rude state of the art of Weaving , it was the uniform practice in warping, to fix pins in two upright posts at a certain distance from each other, and a number of small pins upon the posts about nine inches distant from each pin"
- 5 The practice of flooding agricultural land with turbid river water to add sediment to the soil.
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of warp form-of, gerund, participle, present
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"I sleep a lot during the day, so it feels like I'm warping through time."
Etymology
From Middle English warpynge; equivalent to warp + -ing.
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