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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Kids love sliding and crawling through the tunnels that twist and turn.
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Kristine Sorensen, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The Star-Telegram’s Eleanor Dearman, who covers state politics from Austin, wrote about every twist and turn, including when these Tarrant County Republicans pleaded to kill the bill.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Dec. 2025
This cordless vacuum’s heads were easy to twist and turn, and its suction automatically adjusts when moving from carpets to hard floors.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Dawn Wheeler followed every twist and turn of the government shutdown.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
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Kristine Sorensen, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The Star-Telegram’s Eleanor Dearman, who covers state politics from Austin, wrote about every twist and turn, including when these Tarrant County Republicans pleaded to kill the bill.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Dec. 2025
This cordless vacuum’s heads were easy to twist and turn, and its suction automatically adjusts when moving from carpets to hard floors.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Dawn Wheeler followed every twist and turn of the government shutdown.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Twist and turn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twist%20and%20turn. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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