1
: one that twists
especially
: a ball with a forward and spinning motion
2
: a tornado, waterspout, or dust devil in which the rotatory ascending movement of a column of air is especially apparent
Examples of twister in a Sentence
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The twister touched down about 1.5 miles southwest of the town and traveled east, leveling at least 22 homes and injuring three people.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2024
That’s exactly what the crew of one BNSF freighter discovered last week when their locomotive was caught up in the heart of a twister in Nebraska, reports the Weather Network.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 30 Apr. 2024
Nocturnal tornadoes are more than twice as likely to be fatal compared to daytime twisters.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Kate and Tyler's opposing approaches to storm chasing, as well as the twisters themselves, bring on a ton of drama and adventure.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2024
The twister launched Cartlidge into the air and pulled Nolan from her arms.
—Michael Goldberg, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
Across the street where there is farmland and gardens, the twister uprooted huge oaks.
—Jerome Hansen, Jack Schermerhorn, Ralph Nelson and Ken McCormick, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2024
Head to banks with nearby dropoffs and slowly swim a small white or chartreuse twister jig.
—Don Wirth, Field & Stream, 4 Apr. 2024
Storms will continue to bring the threat of twisters, strong winds and large hail, this time to parts of the Southeast and East Coast from Florida to the mid-Atlantic.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2024
That’s exactly what the crew of one BNSF freighter discovered last week when their locomotive was caught up in the heart of a twister in Nebraska, reports the Weather Network.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 30 Apr. 2024
Nocturnal tornadoes are more than twice as likely to be fatal compared to daytime twisters.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Kate and Tyler's opposing approaches to storm chasing, as well as the twisters themselves, bring on a ton of drama and adventure.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2024
The twister launched Cartlidge into the air and pulled Nolan from her arms.
—Michael Goldberg, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
Across the street where there is farmland and gardens, the twister uprooted huge oaks.
—Jerome Hansen, Jack Schermerhorn, Ralph Nelson and Ken McCormick, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2024
Head to banks with nearby dropoffs and slowly swim a small white or chartreuse twister jig.
—Don Wirth, Field & Stream, 4 Apr. 2024
Storms will continue to bring the threat of twisters, strong winds and large hail, this time to parts of the Southeast and East Coast from Florida to the mid-Atlantic.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Twister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twister. Accessed 6 May. 2024.
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