twist and turn
idiom
1
: to curve or change direction often
The road along the coast twists and turns.
2
: to move with twisting motions : to be restless and to change position often
A little boy was twisting and turning in the seat behind me.
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Meanwhile, Jetson founder Tomasz Patan has become quite the capable flyer, introducing huge racing pylons last year for pilots to twist and turn around along a short course.
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New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025
The path may twist and turn, and that’s okay.
—Brandon Griffin, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
The window dresser, Luis Molina, would regale his fellow prisoner, Valentín Arrugui, with each plot twist and turn.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Anchored by Studio Gypsandconcrete and IDAAF Architects constructivist candleholder designs, the tapered wax flambeaus twist and turn with plantlike reliefs winding up to the top.
—Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 13 Sep. 2025
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New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025
The path may twist and turn, and that’s okay.
—Brandon Griffin, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
The window dresser, Luis Molina, would regale his fellow prisoner, Valentín Arrugui, with each plot twist and turn.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Anchored by Studio Gypsandconcrete and IDAAF Architects constructivist candleholder designs, the tapered wax flambeaus twist and turn with plantlike reliefs winding up to the top.
—Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 13 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for twist and turn
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“Twist and turn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twist%20and%20turn. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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