twisting, n.
(twistings)
freq. cnt. 1
(twistings)
freq. cnt. 1
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
distortion overrefinement straining torture twisting
lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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hypernym
the act of rotating rapidly
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
spin twirl twist twisting whirl
sample sentences
"he gave the crank a spin""it broke off after much twisting"