twisting
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(satellite adjective) having a twisting or snake-like or worm-like motion; "squirming boys"; "wiggly worms"; "writhing snakes" |
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Synonyms: squirming, wiggling, wiggly, wriggling, wriggly, writhing |
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(satellite adjective) marked by repeated turns and bends; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track" |
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Synonyms: tortuous, twisty, winding |
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(noun) the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" |
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Synonyms: spin, twirl, twist, whirl |
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Related Words: birling, logrolling, pirouette, rotation |
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(noun) the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean |
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Synonyms: distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture |
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Related Words: falsehood, falsification, misrepresentation |
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