Twisting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

the act of rotating rapidly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/twˈɪstɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/twˈɪstɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/twˈɪstɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /twˈɪstɪŋ/.

Examples

he gave the crank a spin
it broke off after much twisting
The prisoner writhed in discomfort

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

turn sprain deform voluminous rick whirl bend twisty distort distortion twine sophisticate curve pervert overrefinement torture convolute tortuous straining flex spin wrestle squirm twist

Antonyms

untwist unbend

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
noun	the act of rotating rapidly “he gave the crank a spin”
verb	to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) “The prisoner writhed in discomfort”
verb	cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form “bend the rod”
verb	turn in the opposite direction “twist one's head”
verb	form into a spiral shape “The cord is all twisted”
verb	form into twists “Twist the strips of dough”
verb	extend in curves and turns “The road winds around the lake”
verb	do the twist
verb	twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates “wrench a window off its hinges”
verb	practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive “Don't twist my words”
verb	twist suddenly so as to sprain “wrench one's ankle”
adjective	marked by repeated turns and bends “a tortuous road up the mountain”

Word Forms

distort	verb	make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
overrefine	verb	refine too much or with excess of subtlety
twist	verb	practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
spin	verb	cause to spin
twirl	verb	cause to spin
whirl	verb	revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
wriggler	noun	one who can't stay still (especially a child)
wriggle	noun	the act of wiggling
squirmer	noun	one who can't stay still (especially a child)
squirm	noun	the act of wiggling
twist	noun	a jerky pulling movement
twister	noun	a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
flexible	adjective	able to flex; able to bend easily
bendable	adjective	capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
bender	noun	a tool for bending
bend	noun	an angular or rounded shape made by folding
deformation	noun	alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
distortion	noun	a shape resulting from distortion
curve	noun	the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
wrench	noun	a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
twisting	noun	the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
sophistication	noun	a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
sprain	noun	a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
wrick	noun	a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
rick	noun	a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
tortuousness	noun	a tortuous and twisted shape or position
tortuosity	noun	a tortuous and twisted shape or position

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verdrehen

der Akt, etwas so zu verzerren, dass es den Anschein erweckt, als bedeute es etwas, was es nicht bedeuten sollte

🇫🇷French

torsion

l'acte de déformer quelque chose pour qu'il semble signifier quelque chose qu'il n'était pas censé signifier

🇪🇸Spanish

retortijón

el acto de distorsionar algo para que parezca significar algo que no estaba destinado a significar

🇮🇹Italian

torsione

l'atto di distorcere qualcosa in modo che sembri significare qualcosa che non era destinato a significare

🇳🇱Dutch

draaien

de handeling waarbij iets wordt vervormd zodat het iets lijkt te betekenen waarvoor het niet bedoeld was

🇵🇹Portuguese

torcendo

o ato de distorcer algo para que pareça significar algo que não pretendia significar

🇷🇺Russian

скручивание

действие, искажающее что-либо так, что оно кажется значащим то, что оно не должно было означать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घुमा

किसी चीज़ को विकृत करने की क्रिया जिससे ऐसा प्रतीत होता है कि उसका कोई मतलब निकाला जाना चाहिए

🇧🇩Bengali

মোচড়

কোন কিছুকে বিকৃত করার কাজ যাতে মনে হয় এমন কিছু বোঝানোর উদ্দেশ্য যা বোঝানো হয়নি

🇮🇳Tamil

முறுக்கு

எதையாவது சிதைக்கும் செயல், எனவே அது குறிக்கப்படாத ஒன்றைக் குறிக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

మెలితిప్పినట్లు

ఏదో వక్రీకరించే చర్య కాబట్టి అది ఉద్దేశించబడనిది అని అర్థం అనిపిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

वळणे

एखाद्या गोष्टीचा विपर्यास करण्याची कृती म्हणजे त्याचा अर्थ असा आहे असे वाटते की त्याचा अर्थ असा नव्हता

🇮🇳Gujarati

વળી જવું

કોઈ વસ્તુને વિકૃત કરવાની ક્રિયા જેથી તેનો અર્થ એવો થાય કે તેનો અર્થ એવો ન હતો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಿರುಚುವುದು

ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ವಿರೂಪಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಅದು ಅರ್ಥೈಸಲು ಉದ್ದೇಶಿಸಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ತೋರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വളച്ചൊടിക്കുന്നു

എന്തെങ്കിലും വളച്ചൊടിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി, അതിനാൽ അത് അർത്ഥമാക്കാൻ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചിട്ടില്ലാത്ത എന്തെങ്കിലും അർത്ഥമാക്കുന്നതായി തോന്നുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਰੋੜਨਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਵਿਗਾੜਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਇਸ ਲਈ ਜਾਪਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਇਸਦਾ ਮਤਲਬ ਕੁਝ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਹੈ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਮਤਲਬ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

گھما

کسی چیز کو مسخ کرنے کا عمل تاکہ ایسا لگتا ہے کہ اس کا مطلب کچھ ہے جس کا مقصد نہیں تھا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

扭转

歪曲某事的行为，使其看起来意味着一些原本不应该表达的意思

🇯🇵Japanese

ねじる

意図されていなかった何かを意味しているかのように何かを歪める行為

🇰🇷Korean

뒤틀림

의도하지 않았던 것을 의미하는 것처럼 보이도록 무언가를 왜곡하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vặn vẹo

hành động bóp méo một cái gì đó để nó có vẻ có ý nghĩa gì đó mà nó không có ý nghĩa

🇹🇭Thai

บิด

การบิดเบือนบางสิ่งบางอย่างจนดูเหมือนหมายถึงบางสิ่งที่ไม่ได้ตั้งใจจะหมายถึง

🇮🇩Indonesian

memutar

tindakan memutarbalikkan sesuatu sehingga seolah-olah mempunyai arti sesuatu yang tidak dimaksudkan

🇵🇭Filipino

paikot-ikot

ang pagkilos ng pagbaluktot ng isang bagay kaya tila may ibig sabihin ito na hindi sinasadyang sabihin

🇲🇾Malay

berpusing

perbuatan memutarbelitkan sesuatu sehingga seolah-olah bermaksud sesuatu yang tidak dimaksudkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التواء

فعل تحريف شيء ما بحيث يبدو أنه يعني شيئًا لم يكن المقصود منه أن يعنيه

🇮🇷Persian

پیچاندن

عمل تحریف چیزی که به نظر می رسد به معنای چیزی است که قصد آن را نداشته است

🇹🇷Turkish

büküm

bir şeyi kastetmek istenmediği bir şeyi ifade edecek şekilde çarpıtma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַעֲקָמָה

פעולת עיוות של משהו כך שנראה שהוא אומר משהו שלא נועד להתכוון אליו

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