- present participle of twist.
twisting
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As the swift air blows you back, you can experiment by twisting and turning your new appendages to experience the lift force and drop of various movements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
The visualization resembles the twisting shape of a multicolored protein, with the narrative moving across a grid based on four contrasting pairs: dangerous/safe, weak/powerful, gentle/aggressive, and bad/good.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
The incident would inaugurate a twisting case of murder, intrigue and insurance fraud—and a firestorm of headlines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
By precisely measuring that motion and the associated gravitational torque, the researchers could calculate one value for G. Torque is simply a twisting force, similar to the force used when turning a wrench.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
The fish were twisting and turning together, as if they shared the same mind.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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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
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But is it abnormal, is it surprising that our continual hesitations, our twistings and turnings, have troubled our allies?
From Time Magazine Archive
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Ranofer grew more and more excited as he followed Gebu’s twistings and turnings; more and more cautious, too, as he noticed that Gebu often looked behind him in a not-quite-convincingly casual manner.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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