adj
Meaning 1
Having many twists
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The mountain road is even more twisting than the valley road.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
twisting
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/ˈtwɪstɪŋ/
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CMU ARPABET: T W IH1 S T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
gerund of twist
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, form-of, gerund
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The disreputable practice of selling unnecessary insurance to a customer in order to earn commission.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of twist
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
marked by repeated turns and bends
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a tortuous road up the mountain
- winding roads are full of surprises
- had to steer the car down a twisty track
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tortuous, twisty, winding, voluminous
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
the act of rotating rapidly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he gave the crank a spin
- it broke off after much twisting
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spin, twirl, twist, whirl
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rotation, rotary motion
Narrower terms: pirouette, birling, logrolling
noun
Meaning 7
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: falsification, misrepresentation
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: kronkelend — having many twists
- Finnish: mutkikas — having many twists
- Russian: изви́листый (izvílistyj) — having many twists