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English adjective: twisting | |||
| 1. | twisting marked by repeated turns and bends | ||
| Samples | A tortuous road up the mountain. Winding roads are full of surprises. Had to steer the car down a twisty track. | ||
| Synonyms | tortuous, twisty, voluminous, winding | ||
| Similar | crooked | ||
| Antonyms | straight | ||
English noun: twisting | |||
| 1. | twisting (act) the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean | ||
| Synonyms | distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | falsification, misrepresentation | ||
| 2. | twisting (act) the act of rotating rapidly | ||
| Samples | He gave the crank a spin. It broke off after much twisting. | ||
| Synonyms | spin, twirl, twist, whirl | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rotary motion, rotation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | birling, logrolling, pirouette | ||
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