warping

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warping

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From Middle English warpynge; equivalent to warp + -ing.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of warp

noun warpings

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[…]
the deformation of the Earth's crust over a large area
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
The practice of flooding agricultural land with turbid river water to add sediment to the soil.

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@misc{warping_2026,
  title = {warping},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/warping},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}