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  • present participle of twist.
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twisting

[twis-ting] / ˈtwɪs tɪŋ /


ADJECTIVE
bending
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She showed that you can stand behind LGBTQ+ people without twisting into socially awkward or politically damaging positions, no matter your audience.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Einstein's theory of general relativity predicted that a spinning black hole would drag spacetime along with it, twisting it in a way that changes the orbits of the surrounding stars.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

Prof Ramesh says a CME occurs when these twisting, looping lines - which resemble braided hair - rupture, throwing out massive clouds of magnetised plasma and gas in space.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

“Crying in a suit and tie,” she warbles, referring to her onstage look from a few years ago, then twisting the image into a joke with “But you should see the other guy.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

I can't tell if the twisting in my gut is from disappointment or all the hooping.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan

The dance is what the title suggests: the twistings and turnings of an insomniac, incarnated by the flexible Heriberto Meneses.

From New York Times Oct. 5, 2022

Arranged by loose themes, the show charts the vertiginous twistings of Mr. Van Noten’s imagination, and the way he absorbs and digests source material that spans centuries and mediums.

From New York Times Mar. 6, 2014

These twistings and turnings, suggests Biographer Kraus, result from the fact that Winston Churchill is a minor politician, but a major prophet and inspired visionary.

From Time Magazine Archive

But is it abnormal, is it surprising that our continual hesitations, our twistings and turnings, have troubled our allies?

From Time Magazine Archive

The bed creaks all night with her twistings and turnings and she keeps us awake with her moaning for water.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt




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