as in winding
marked by a long series of irregular curves
a twisting mountain road that requires extra careful driving
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as in twist
a forceful rotating or pulling motion for the purpose of dislodging something
it took some twisting, but I finally got the top off the jar
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as in distorting
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
my enemies will twist my words, but you'll only hear the truth out of me
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as in coiling
to follow a circular or spiral course
the path gently twisted down the hill
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as in rotating
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis
twisted my wrist around to stretch it
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as in pulling
to move by or as if by a forceful rotation
kept twisting the cap until it came free
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as in tossing
to make jerky or restless movements
the dental patient twisted nervously in the chair
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as in weaving
to cause to twine about one another
has the habit of idly twisting the strands of her hair while daydreaming
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Recent Examples of twisting
Mark Phelan, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
When the sprouts are 5 to 6 inches long, remove the slips by twisting them off the potato or cutting the potato into sections between each sprout.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
By twisting the proportions into something sharper and more architectural, the brand signaled both continuity and change in its first women’s outing under Anderson’s watch.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
The eight-time Pro Bowler had just caught a 10-yard pass when Jets safety Malachi Moore tackled him out of bounds, twisting his leg underneath him.
—Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
The incenses were twisting in the air, the different smokes braiding themselves like hair in Coraline’s gloved fingers.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
For families, the massive pool, complete with twisting water slides and splash pads, is a major draw.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
When cutting rounds, press straight down instead of twisting the cutter.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
This typically involves removing the bean hopper and twisting out the burr.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
Subaru’s rural test site didn’t lend itself to the stop and go city driving where hybrids shine, but the Crosstrek’s extra power was apparent on twisting mountain roads.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
When the sprouts are 5 to 6 inches long, remove the slips by twisting them off the potato or cutting the potato into sections between each sprout.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
By twisting the proportions into something sharper and more architectural, the brand signaled both continuity and change in its first women’s outing under Anderson’s watch.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
The eight-time Pro Bowler had just caught a 10-yard pass when Jets safety Malachi Moore tackled him out of bounds, twisting his leg underneath him.
—Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
The incenses were twisting in the air, the different smokes braiding themselves like hair in Coraline’s gloved fingers.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
For families, the massive pool, complete with twisting water slides and splash pads, is a major draw.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
When cutting rounds, press straight down instead of twisting the cutter.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
This typically involves removing the bean hopper and twisting out the burr.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twisting
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Thake took a long and winding trip down the memories of South Yorkshire football, a path which eventually led him to the living room of a shy, almost reclusive Rotherham man called Terry Moran.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Didi and Gogo that Sparks and Shannon created were full of blood and bile, real people with — no matter how obscured in its details by time and circumstance — a long and winding relationship.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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The creator of the famous Honey Deuce shares his must-have gear and signature twist on the recipe.—
Brittany Loggins,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Oct. 2025
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Don’t miss the moment, grabbing these Demarson Odell Hoop Earrings, whose 12-karat gold and rhodium twist around each other in a graceful harmony.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Still, another way to view it is that AI is the latest tool in humanity’s long history of shaping and distorting narratives.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Oct. 2025
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Peering into deep space, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has helped astronomers find places to study gravitational lensing, an effect in which massive objects such as galaxies warp space-time itself, bending and distorting the light of even more distant galaxies behind them.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Dense dust lanes can be seen coiling around Andromeda's glowing galactic center, which is thought to house a supermassive black hole 140 million times more massive than our sun.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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As de rigueur with the rotating doors in the C-suite of a new merger, Paramount Global and Marketing Distribution Boss Marc Weinstock and Domestic Distribution President Chris Aronson are departing.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
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Dave and a rotating cast of smart, thought-provoking guests talk about their inspirations, failures, successes, fame, and identities.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Palestinian militant group Hamas on Monday returned the 20 living hostages held in Gaza for more than two years to Israel, while Israeli authorities released close to 2,000 Palestinian prisoners after pulling back military forces in the strip to control roughly half of the territory.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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The podcasts will range from sports to culture to true crime, aiming to both complement Netflix's current slate and bring in new audiences, pulling from The Ringer's lineup.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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Then layer the bulbs as described above, tossing organic fertilizer into the bottom of each layer to support root growth.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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Fey then entered to rock music, tossing her semiautomatic weapon aside.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2025
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While critical local and Indigenous knowledge is recognized in the report, it is largely excluded from assessments, both because weaving it with conventional scientific analysis is difficult or because communities may choose to protect certain knowledge.—
Jessica Beaudette,
The Conversation,
11 Oct. 2025
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This invisible, climate-polluting gas can escape into the water through fissures in the sea floor, often revealing itself with a stream of bubbles weaving their way up to the ocean surface.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Twisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twisting. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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