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Contortion | Contortionist | Contortions | Contortionists

Contortion meaning

  1. The act of contorting, twisting or deforming something, especially oneself.
  2. A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.

Synonyms of Contortion

deformation change of shape tortuosity tortuousness torsion crookedness distorted shape distortion

Related words

Other words often associated with Contortion or its synonyms:

form shape harm change damage impairment force torture contour alteration complication torque

Using Contortion

  • The main meaning on this page is: The act of contorting, twisting or deforming something, especially oneself. | A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.
  • Useful related words include: deformation, change of shape, tortuosity, tortuousness.
  • In the example corpus, contortion often appears in combinations such as: contortion to, and contortion.

Context around Contortion

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

clutching 1× grotesque 1× idiosyncratic 1×

Sentence patterns with Contortion

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a grotesque contortion in class 1× an idiosyncratic contortion to a 1× balances and contortion is a 1× balancing and contortion before the 1× contortion or crumbling 1× into a contortion to be 1× some contortion was required 1× spoons clutching contortion 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and finally when 1× contortion or crumbling 1× he enjoyed adding 1× its generally slow 1× peter seized by 1× she built up 1×

Common sentence endings:

aggi vacchagotta sutta 1× character s face 1× classmates and teacher 1× galactic empire novels 1× little cirque nouveau 1× of his head 1×

Words around Contortion

Just before it in the word index:

contorting 8 contorted 38 contort 15 contorno 3 contoocook 2 contois 5

Just after it in the word index:

contortionist 17 contortionists 3 contortions 10 contortrix 2 contorts 9 contos 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Contortion

  • In this selection, "contortion" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, clutching, grotesque and idiosyncratic stand out and add context to how "contortion" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a grotesque contortion in class and an idiosyncratic contortion to a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "contortion" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with contortion

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Contortion or crumbling of the foliation is by no means uncommon; splitting faces are undulose or puckered. (17 words)

He enjoyed adding a distinctive glint to an eye or an idiosyncratic contortion to a character's face. (18 words)

Some contortion was required to explain how the robots of the Robot series are almost completely absent from the Galactic Empire novels. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

And finally, when contact can’t be avoided any longer, a rapid series of relationships results in the eros and humor in the rapid shift of hugs/wrestling holds—hand to armpit, head to knee, foot to neck, varieties of spoons, clutching, contortion. (43 words)

The Buddha stated that thinking about these imponderable ( Acinteyya ) issues led to "a thicket of views, a wilderness of views, a contortion of views, a writhing of views, a fetter of views" (Aggi-Vacchagotta Sutta). (35 words)

Since Franklin was facing Peterson, assuming Peterson is right-handed, he would have had to twist his arm into a contortion to be able to shoot Franklin on the right side of his head. (34 words)

Example sentences (9)

And finally, when contact can’t be avoided any longer, a rapid series of relationships results in the eros and humor in the rapid shift of hugs/wrestling holds—hand to armpit, head to knee, foot to neck, varieties of spoons, clutching, contortion.

Since Franklin was facing Peterson, assuming Peterson is right-handed, he would have had to twist his arm into a contortion to be able to shoot Franklin on the right side of his head.

She built up the routine with simultaneous balancing and contortion before the climax of her act, a version of which she holds a Guinness World Record for.

Its generally slow pacing and painterly composition recall the work of Robert Wilson, and the sprinkling of acrobatic balances and contortion is a little cirque nouveau.

Peter, seized by a grotesque contortion in class, bashes his head bloody on his desk, to the shock of his classmates and teacher.

Contortion or crumbling of the foliation is by no means uncommon; splitting faces are undulose or puckered.

He enjoyed adding a distinctive glint to an eye or an idiosyncratic contortion to a character's face.

Some contortion was required to explain how the robots of the Robot series are almost completely absent from the Galactic Empire novels.

The Buddha stated that thinking about these imponderable ( Acinteyya ) issues led to "a thicket of views, a wilderness of views, a contortion of views, a writhing of views, a fetter of views" (Aggi-Vacchagotta Sutta).

Common combinations with contortion

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "contortion" in a sentence?
An example: "And finally, when contact can’t be avoided any longer, a rapid series of relationships results in the eros and humor in the rapid shift of hugs/wrestling holds—hand to armpit, head to knee, foot to neck, varieties of spoons, clutching, contortion." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "contortion" from authentic English texts.
What does "contortion" mean?
Contortion means: The act of contorting, twisting or deforming something, especially oneself.
What are synonyms of "contortion"?
Common synonyms of "contortion" include: deformation, change of shape, tortuosity, tortuousness, torsion, crookedness, distorted shape, distortion.
How many example sentences with "contortion" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "contortion", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.