Explore Twisting through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like squirming or distortion. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Twisting in a sentence
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Twisting meaning
present participle and gerund of twist
Synonyms of Twisting
Using Twisting
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of twist
- Useful related words include: squirming, overrefinement, distortion, crooked.
- In the example corpus, twisting often appears in combinations such as: and twisting, twisting the, twisting and.
Context around Twisting
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 13 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Twisting
- In this selection, "twisting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, involve, column, balloon, tumbling, clockwise and counter stand out and add context to how "twisting" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a meme twisting shaun s and and a twisting neckbreaker for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "twisting" sits close to words such as acknowledgement, anwar and applaud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with twisting
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Exciting and twisting, is among Hitchcock's most spectacular efforts. (10 words)
Avoid rubbing or twisting, as this can cause frizz and damage. (11 words)
Removing eyebrow hairs by twisting a piece of cotton thread can be less painful than waxing. (16 words)
On its kickstand next to the Fit, I had my doubts whether it could squeeze in. But after reversing the assembly process – lowering the seat, folding the pedals, unlocking and twisting the handlebars and top tube – the Centris shrinks almost in half. (42 words)
Basket tosses, 2½ high pyramids, one-arm stunts, stunts that involve twisting or flipping, and twisting tumbling skills may only be performed during halftime and post-game on a matted surface and are prohibited during game play or time-outs. (40 words)
If Disney doesn't have faith that the series can be sustained, then they owe it to them and their fans to not leave them twisting in the wind (or space) – especially as they came off their best season. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Basket tosses, 2½ high pyramids, one-arm stunts, stunts that involve twisting or flipping, and twisting tumbling skills may only be performed during halftime and post-game on a matted surface and are prohibited during game play or time-outs.
This effect is the result of a three-dimensional intersection of helicoidal columns (for example a square cross-section column twisting clockwise and a similar one twisting counter-clockwise).
Activities for Keiki and Teens include free Face Painting and Balloon Twisting, 4 Kids Quick Science games and Hula Hoops for Kids of all ages.
Avoid rubbing or twisting, as this can cause frizz and damage.
But the twisting of the brief encounter to suit narrow purposes of supposedly informing the regional bloc of our internal situation, with the ensuing headline, would lend to the scoring of political points.
Exciting and twisting, is among Hitchcock's most spectacular efforts.
From start to finish the show is a riot, playing on classic 90s movies tropes while also twisting them, such as making the horny best friend a woman or having the bully be unironically attracted to the prude.
He collected the ball from Victor Osimhen, weaved his way into the area, twisting and turning between defenders, and blasted into the roof of the net.
He snatched an impossible offensive rebound then turned it into a bucket before he even hit the ground while twisting acrobatically.
Hinton held up a black-and-yellow garter snake, perhaps a metre long, twisting round and round like a spring.
Holliday hit a powerbomb and a twisting neckbreaker for a nearfall, but the ref made a ridiculously slow count at 11:00 and was booed.
If Disney doesn't have faith that the series can be sustained, then they owe it to them and their fans to not leave them twisting in the wind (or space) – especially as they came off their best season.
In response, social media has recreated this scene as a meme, twisting Shaun’s line “I am a surgeon” into (as in the fish) along with other remixes parodying the scene.
It’s a twisting and gripping thriller that will keep you guessing, and Andy Serkis' villain David Robey is truly chilling.
Jibbari said Majors began 'peeling' her fingers off the phone and was 'twisting my arm, my hand'.
Majors is accused of grabbing Jabbari (pictured right) and twisting her arm on the way home from a night out after she spotted a flirty text from another woman.
On its kickstand next to the Fit, I had my doubts whether it could squeeze in. But after reversing the assembly process – lowering the seat, folding the pedals, unlocking and twisting the handlebars and top tube – the Centris shrinks almost in half.
Opening bivalve shellfish is tough when you are twisting with a bill or hammering a hole in the shell.
Raducanu, 20, had to withdraw after twisting her ankle in the second round and was in a race against time to get fit for the first Grand Slam of the season.
Removing eyebrow hairs by twisting a piece of cotton thread can be less painful than waxing.
Common combinations with twisting
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and twisting 22×
- twisting the 19×
- twisting and 16×
- the twisting 9×
- by twisting 9×
- twisting of 8×
- twisting in 8×
- twisting his 6×
- balloon twisting 5×
- or twisting 5×