twisting
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twisting
- /ˈtwɪstɪŋ/
verb
- present participle and gerund of twist
noun twistings
- gerund of twist She was oblivious of all around her, and her facial twistings and scrunchings were droll.
- The disreputable practice of selling unnecessary insurance to a customer in order to earn commission. 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.
adjective
- Having many twists The mountain road is even more twisting than the valley road.
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Closest in meaning: moving, overrefinement, distortion, straining, crooked, whirl, tortuous, winding, torture, writhing, wriggling, squirming, spin, wiggly, wriggly, wiggling
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adj having many twists
| Русский | изви́листый izvílistyj |
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Talk about this word "twisting." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/twisting. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. twisting. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/twisting "twisting." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/twisting.Cite this
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title = {twisting},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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