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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Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni, a former right back who played alongside Messi in the 2006 World Cup, solved that problem by moving Messi to right wing, tweaking formations and pulling from a bench superior to England’s.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
By July 11, Taco Bell had begun pulling some ingredients, including lettuce and cilantro, from some Michigan restaurants.

— Mike Snider, USA Today, 19 July 2026

Definition of pulling

Verb

Israeli settlements, Palestinian villages and the winding roads and checkpoints that connect – and divide – them.

— Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
The particles, when inhaled, enter a winding network of airways and get lodged deep inside a person’s lungs, Koehler said.

— Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 July 2026

Definition of winding

Verb

Not with these linen panels that Malek Barney recommends—the thicker fabric strikes that Goldilocks balance between privacy and natural light, letting sunlight gently filter through while still shielding your space from prying eyes.

— Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 22 June 2026
The two have already had a few chats away from prying eyes and shared a few kisses.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 10 June 2026

Definition of prying

Verb

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
Receiving a ball punched out of Tunisia’s area, the Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder took one touch to knock it into space, before coiling his diminutive frame behind a fierce shot that fizzed and curled into the net.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 15 June 2026

Definition of coiling

Verb

The tentacular Scylla is seen briefly but makes an impact, yanking sailors off Odysseus’s ship in a series of loud jump scares.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 July 2026
Pinned beneath her rotting legs in his recliner chair, Loftis narrowly escapes by yanking its lever, catapulting the hag over his head.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of yanking

Verb

The recent action in its RSI is confirming our bullish thesis and the MACD is curling positive, nearing a buy signal.

— Jay Woods, CNBC, 23 July 2026
Yellow and white stippling on the tops of the leaves, along with leaves that are curling and turning brown, are also signs of a spider mite infestation.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 21 July 2026

Definition of curling

Verb

They’ve been seen, for example, corralling schools of rays, creating waves to push penguins from ice blocks and extracting the livers of white sharks.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 July 2026
Previously, extracting valuable data from customer conversations was cumbersome.

— Anna Convery, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of extracting

Verb

But others could involve the light bouncing off walls, curving through the space or tracing wildly improbable detours before reaching its destination.

— Aldo Romero, The Conversation, 15 July 2026
The large double flowers have a tropical appearance, with forward curving purple petals tipped in lime green.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 July 2026

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