twisting

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtwɪstɪŋ/

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Verb

twisting

1. present participle and gerund of twist

Noun

twisting (countable and uncountable, plural twistings)

1. (countable) gerund of twist
   • 1984, Theodore R. Sizer, Horace's Compromise: The Dilemma of the American High School:

     She was oblivious of all around her, and her facial twistings and scrunchings were droll.

   • 2009 August 23, Alexander Star, “Richard Poirier: A Man of Good Reading”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Tracing Emerson’s famous twistings and turnings, Mr. Poirier argued that even when he seemed most complacent […] Emerson cannot be taken at face value.

   • 2021 July 14, “Network News: Network Rail engineers raise Machynlleth bridge”, in RAIL, number 935, page 27:

     Engineers decided not to use hydraulics, to ensure there was no twisting or buckling to the 80-tonne girder structure.

2. (uncountable) The disreputable practice of selling unnecessary insurance to a customer in order to earn commission.
   • 1985, The Federal Reporter (second series, volume 756, page 219):

     Twisting benefits an insurance agent while damaging the customer. The agent benefits because the commission earned on the sale of a new health insurance policy is substantially higher than that earned on the renewal of an existing policy.

Derived terms

• arm-twisting
• twisting balloon

 

Adjective

twisting

1. Having many twists

   The mountain road is even more twisting than the valley road.

Derived terms

• twistingly

Translations

having many twists

• Dutch: kronkelend (nl)
• Finnish: mutkikas (fi)
• Russian: изви́листый (ru) (izvílistyj)