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
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And, just as with the first twister, a small nub started dropping and circulating from the wall cloud, but was shaped more like a stout stovepipe.
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Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The biker gang circles the house like an encroaching twister, and to make matters worse, Ray’s shoulder never healed properly, and the infection has reached his bloodstream.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
The rotating air drags up dust into its twister, redistributing it around the planet.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
The line of strong-to-severe thunderstorms has already produced at least 19 reports of tornadoes, including one twister that injured four people and damaged multiple structures in Kentucky, and another that caused a warehouse to partially collapse in Indiana.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
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Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The biker gang circles the house like an encroaching twister, and to make matters worse, Ray’s shoulder never healed properly, and the infection has reached his bloodstream.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
The rotating air drags up dust into its twister, redistributing it around the planet.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
The line of strong-to-severe thunderstorms has already produced at least 19 reports of tornadoes, including one twister that injured four people and damaged multiple structures in Kentucky, and another that caused a warehouse to partially collapse in Indiana.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Twister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twister. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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