warping

Plural: warpings

Noun

• a moral or mental distortion
• An action or motion that warps or twists.
• the deformation of the Earth's crust over a large area
• The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the weaver.
• The practice of flooding agricultural land with turbid river water to add sediment to the soil.

Verb

• make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
• bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
• present participle and gerund of warp

Synonyms

buckle, distort, falsify, garble, heave, warp