CORKSCREWING Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

corkscrewing

verb

present participle of corkscrew

as in pulling

to draw out by force or with effort practically every word had to be corkscrewed out of the tight-lipped witness

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as in winding

to follow a circular or spiral course the trail corkscrews through dense woods to the top of the steep hill

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straightening

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Recent Examples of corkscrewing Bystanders captured video showing the jet corkscrewing toward the ground, then disappearing behind homes before a large black plume of smoke appears. — Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025

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According to a second set of arrest papers, she's also accused of pulling the same scam on others, amounting to nearly half a million dollars total.

— Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Remove any bones by pulling them at a 45 degree angle toward the head with clean tweezers.

— Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of pulling

Verb

Venture through the steep, winding lanes lined with high-end boutiques and restaurants while taking in panoramic views of the sparkling blue Mediterranean Sea below.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
The couple built a seamless live-work compound encompassing a modern home, art studio, and sculpture fabrication barn, connected by flagstone pathways winding through pinyon, juniper, and cedar trees.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of winding

Verb

How much of it might be solved by prying them from our children’s hands?

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Since Bill completed his term as the 42nd POTUS in 2001, the political power couple has primarily resided in a Dutch Colonial dwelling in New York’s Westchester County, secluded amongst the trees—and away from prying eyes.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of prying

Verb

In addition to data on coiling direction from multiple species going back millions of years, the study incorporates insights from modern foram genetics and biology.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 11 Sep. 2026
Joe Kramm | Courtesy of Francis Interiors The gold background is a spread of bold graphic lines, undulating shapes and coiling circular motifs, referencing the work of French artist, sculptor and designer Jean Dunand (1877–1942).

— R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of coiling

Verb

Sanders made field goals of 33, 51 and 52 yards, rebounding after yanking a 54-yard attempt short and left.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
Once the drop trap — a simple wire cage triggered by yanking on a cord — is set up with an enticing mix of sardines and shards of roast chicken on a cardboard tray inside, everyone moves out of sight behind massive logs a few yards away.

— Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of yanking

Verb

Tagovailoa was lying on a field in Miami, involuntarily grasping at the air with his right arm before curling into something akin to the fetal position.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Adeyemi scored Barcelona’s second against Feyenoord with a curling shot, Yamal added the fourth with a free kick and there was also a first goal for Gabriel Jesus, who joined from Arsenal on deadline day.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of curling

Verb

China secured supply chain dominance and established rubidium as a strategic resource by extracting high-value elements from its lithium waste.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
True economic success in 2026 isn’t about extracting the last dollar from a negative-margin middle class.

— Katica Roy, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of extracting

Verb

And weighty ropes—the sort that might be used to moor a boat—are braided with chains and arranged on the ground in the form of a curving river.

— Carolina A. Miranda, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
The designer’s signature heeled shoes, first introduced in 1959, feature a distinctive inward-curving heel, and comes in four styles, including pumps, slingback heels, boots, and cuissardes.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of curving

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