"twisting" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈtwɪstɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-twisting.ogg [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} twisting
  1. Having many twists Derived forms: twistingly Translations (having many twists): kronkelend (Dutch), mutkikas (Finnish), изви́листый (izvílistyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-twisting-en-adj-uyOhsEbw

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtwɪstɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-twisting.ogg [US] Forms: twistings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} twisting (countable and uncountable, plural twistings)
  1. (countable) gerund of twist Tags: countable, form-of, gerund Form of: twist
    Sense id: en-twisting-en-noun-ixH7FO6n
  2. (uncountable) The disreputable practice of selling unnecessary insurance to a customer in order to earn commission. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-twisting-en-noun-ymWZ0Vbn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: arm-twisting, twisting balloon

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈtwɪstɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-twisting.ogg [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} twisting
  1. present participle and gerund of twist Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: twist
    Sense id: en-twisting-en-verb-4ck5MVpk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 1 33 54

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for twisting meaning in All languages combined (4.6kB)

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