twisting

Plural: twistings

Noun

• A deceptive sales tactic, or the act of twisting.
• the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
• the act of rotating rapidly
  • "it broke off after much twisting"
• gerund of twist
• The disreputable practice of selling unnecessary insurance to a customer in order to earn commission.

Verb

• to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
• cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
• turn in the opposite direction
• form into a spiral shape
• form into twists
• extend in curves and turns
• do the twist
• twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
• practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
• twist suddenly so as to sprain
• present participle and gerund of twist

Adjective Satellite

• marked by repeated turns and bends

Adj

• Having many twists

Examples

• Accusations of TWISTING words to fit obscure definitions are common in competitive Scrabble.
• The mountain road is even more twisting than the valley road.

Synonyms

bend, convolute, curve, deform, distort, distortion, flex, overrefinement, pervert, rick, sophisticate, spin, sprain, squirm, straining, tortuous, torture, turn, twine, twirl, twist, twist around, twisty, voluminous, whirl, wind, winding, worm, wrench, wrestle, wrick, wriggle, writhe

Antonyms

unbend, untwist

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