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Pronunciation
Verb
twisting
- present participle and gerund of twist
Noun
twisting (countable and uncountable, plural twistings)
- (countable) gerund of twist
- 1984, Theodore R. Sizer, Horace's Compromise: The Dilemma of the American High School:
- She was oblivious of all around her, and her facial twistings and scrunchings were droll.
- 2021 July 14, “Network News: Network Rail engineers raise Machynlleth bridge”, in RAIL, number 935, page 27:
- Engineers decided not to use hydraulics, to ensure there was no twisting or buckling to the 80-tonne girder structure.
- (uncountable) The disreputable practice of selling unnecessary insurance to a customer in order to earn commission.
- 1985, The Federal Reporter (second series, volume 756, page 219):
- 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.
- 1985, The Federal Reporter (second series, volume 756, page 219):
Derived terms
Adjective
twisting
- Having many twists
- The mountain road is even more twisting than the valley road.
Derived terms
Translations
having many twists
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