twisting

verb

1. 1

   Also a form of twistpresent participle and gerund of twist

noun

1. 1

   The disreputable practice of selling unnecessary insurance to a customer in order to earn commission.

   Twisting benefits an insurance agent while damaging the customer. The agent benefits because the commission earned on the sale of a new health insurance policy is substantially higher than that earned on the renewal of an existing policy.

2. 2

   Also a form of twistgerund of twist

   She was oblivious of all around her, and her facial twistings and scrunchings were droll.

   Tracing Emerson’s famous twistings and turnings, Mr. Poirier argued that even when he seemed most complacent […] Emerson cannot be taken at face value.

   Engineers decided not to use hydraulics, to ensure there was no twisting or buckling to the 80-tonne girder structure.

adjective

1. 1

   Having many twists

   The mountain road is even more twisting than the valley road.

Forms

plural

twistings