twistings
Serpentine bending motions
Twistings are instances or results of twisting—the act of rotating, winding, or contorting something.
The word appears in contexts involving physical manipulation the twistings of rope into knots, bodily movement the twistings and turnings of a restless sleeper, or figurative distortion the twistings of logic required to justify his position.
Wound circular arrangement
Intricate passage network
- mazePuzzle of passages
- intricacyState of elaborate complexity
- knotTied rope fastening
- webInterwoven filament structure
tangle · convoluted · entanglement · convolution · complication · network · knotty · serpentine
Twisting from original state
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- schemingCrafty and calculating
maneuvering · machination · subterfuge · gerrymandering · propaganda · coercion · exploitation · slant
Mind-body exercise discipline
- gymnasticsAthletic discipline of controlled movement
- acrobatAgile circus performer
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- stretchPull to extend
suppleness · limber · backbend · pretzel · spine · joint · splits · contortionist
coil
Wound circular arrangement
turn · swivel · pivot · spiral · curl · wind · bend · loop · kink · tangle
labyrinth
Intricate passage network
web · tangle · convoluted · entanglement · convolution · complication · network · knotty · serpentine · tortuous
distortion
Twisting from original state
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
scheming · maneuvering · machination · subterfuge · gerrymandering · propaganda · coercion · exploitation · slant · skewing
yoga
Mind-body exercise discipline
- gymnasticsAthletic discipline of controlled movement
- acrobatAgile circus performer
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
stretch · suppleness · limber · backbend · pretzel · spine · joint · splits · contortionist · cirque
twistingsstraightening
Making something not crooked
unbending · uncoiling · unwinding · flattening · linearization
twistingsunwindings
Acts of loosening coils
unravelings · smoothings · flattenings · releases · relaxations
- twisting someone's armPersuading through pressure
- twisting the knifeIntensifying someone's distress deliberately
- twisting and turningRotating while changing direction
- arm twistingForceful persuasion tactics
- twisting words
- twisting in the windAbandoned to public scrutiny