twisting

Pluraltwistings

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle of twist. Use it for something happening now, like 'is twisting'.

   She kept twisting the towel to wring out the water.

   He was twisting the knob back and forth to open the door.

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   Gerund of twist. It names the act of twisting something.

   The twisting of the rope made a loud creak.

   Each twisting of the lid loosened it a little more.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Having many bends or turns, one after another.

   Like a snake's body, full of bends instead of lying straight.

   The twisting path led up through the hills to the old farm.

   We followed the twisting road all the way down to the beach.

   Similarwinding, tortuous, meandering, serpentine, zigzag

   Oppositestraight, direct

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4. 4
   noununcountable

   The bad practice of selling people insurance they don't really need, just to earn money from the sale.

   The insurance company fired several agents for twisting.

   In many states, twisting is against the law, so an agent can't push you into a new policy you don't need.

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