twisting

Definitions of twisting in various dictionaries:

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

noun - the act of rotating rapidly

verb - to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

verb - cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form

verb - turn in the opposite direction

verb - form into a spiral shape

verb - form into twists

verb - extend in curves and turns

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

verb - practice sophistry

verb - twist suddenly so as to sprain

adj - marked by repeated turns and bends

noun - a form of trickery used in selling life insurance