twist(ing)

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• twist´ing|ly — twist|ing «TWIHS tihng», adjective, noun. –adj. that twists; turning; winding: »the twisting streets of an old section of the city. –n. the practice of persuading a person to cancel or lapse an insurance policy so that the insurer may replace it… …   Useful english dictionary

• twist|ing — «TWIHS tihng», adjective, noun. –adj. that twists; turning; winding: »the twisting streets of an old section of the city. –n. the practice of persuading a person to cancel or lapse an insurance policy so that the insurer may replace it with… …   Useful english dictionary

• in´ter|twist´ing|ly — in|ter|twist «IHN tuhr TWIHST», verb, noun. –v.t., v.i. to twist, one with another. –n. 1. the act or process of intertwisting. 2. the state of being intertwisted. 3. an intertwisted formation; tangle; maze. –in´ter|twist´ing|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• arm-twist|ing — «AHRM TWIHS tihng», noun. U.S. Informal. a compelling by influence; pressure: »After some arm twisting by fellow union leaders [he] followed suit (Time) …   Useful english dictionary

• tongue-twist|ing — «TUHNG TWIHS tihng», adjective. of or like a tongue twister; difficult to say quickly and rapidly: »tongue twisting lyrics …   Useful english dictionary

• arm-twist·ing — /ˈɑɚmˌtwıstıŋ/ noun [noncount] informal : the act of using pressure to make people do things that they do not want to do There was a lot of political arm twisting before the Senate vote. see also twist someone s arm at ↑twist, 1 …   Useful english dictionary

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• in|ter|twist — «IHN tuhr TWIHST», verb, noun. –v.t., v.i. to twist, one with another. –n. 1. the act or process of intertwisting. 2. the state of being intertwisted. 3. an intertwisted formation; tangle; maze. –in´ter|twist´ing|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• arm-twist — arm twist·ing; arm twist; …   English syllables

• dis|tort´ing|ly — dis|tort «dihs TRT», transitive verb. 1. to pull or twist out of shape; make crooked or ugly; change the normal appearance of: »Rage distorted his face, making it very ugly. SYNONYM(S): contort. 2. Figurative. to change from the truth; give a… …   Useful english dictionary

• swirl´ing|ly — swirl «swurl», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to move or drive along with a twisting motion; whirl: »dust swirling in the air, a stream swirling over rocks. Figurative. The heat and noise made my head swirl. 2. to twist or curl: »a lock of hair swirled… …   Useful english dictionary