twisting
Definitions
Noun
- The act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
- The act of rotating rapidly
Verb
- To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
- Cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- Turn in the opposite direction
- Form into a spiral shape
- Form into twists
- Extend in curves and turns
- Do the twist
- Twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
- Practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
- Twist suddenly so as to sprain
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "twisting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | attempting | 3 | 23 |
| 2 | startling | 2 | 19 |
| 3 | totaling | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | attracting | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | stiffening | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | tightening | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | trusting | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | straddling | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | itemizing | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | tampering | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | tempting | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | tinkering | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | tiptoeing | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | toppling | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | trickling | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | trifling | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | outscoring | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | stapling | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | stranding | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | taxiing | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | traipsing | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | automating | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | outclassing | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | outfoxing | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | outlasting | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | outsourcing | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | stationing | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | stradling | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | strickling | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | stripling | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | tabling | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | tangling | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | tempering | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | tendering | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | terpening | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | ticketing | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | torturing | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | totalling | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | toughening | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | tramping | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | trending | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | triggering | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | trouncing | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | tunneling | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | twiddling | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "twisting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | writing | 2 | 117 |
| 2 | waiting | 2 | 110 |
| 3 | testing | 2 | 32 |
| 4 | listing | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | whistling | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | wishing | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | wasting | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | tasting | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | twitching | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | whiting | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | tilting | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | thristing | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | thirsting | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | witting | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | wissing | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | wirsing | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | wilting | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | wieting | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | twining | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | tithing | 2 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "twisting" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "twisting" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "twisting".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 12
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 45
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
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