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Twisting vs Contortion - What's the difference?

twisting | contortion | Related terms |

As nouns the difference between twisting and contortion

is that twisting is form of twist|lang=en while contortion is the act of contorting, twisting or deforming something, especially oneself.

As a verb twisting

is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective twisting

is having many twists.

twisting

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=August 23, author=Alexander Star, title=Richard Poirier: A Man of Good Reading, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Tracing Emerson’s famous twistings and turnings, Mr. Poirier argued that even when he seemed most complacent
  • * 1984 , Theodore R. Sizer, Horace's Compromise: The Dilemma of the American High School
    • She was oblivious of all around her, and her facial twistings and scrunchings were droll.

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Having many twists
    • The mountain road is even more twisting than the valley road.

    contortion

    English

    (wikipedia contortion)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of contorting, twisting or deforming something, especially oneself.
  • A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.

    • Derived terms

    * contortionist