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[ adjective ] having a twisting or snake-like or worm-like motion
Examples "squirming boys" "wiggly worms" "writhing snakes" Used in print (L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)( 1 ) As far down as 400 miles below the surface the material should be hot enough to be plastic and adjust itself to twisting forces by sluggish flow rather than by breaking , as rigid surface rocks do . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
Synonyms Used in print (Edwin Booth, Outlaw Town....)The tines broke_off under Jess 's twisting , and he swung the handle in an attempt to knock Curt 's brains out . Related terms |
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