contorting

kənˈtɔːrtɪŋ
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Translation of contorting from English into Dutch

Adjective

movement

Rare
causing to twist or bend
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verwringend verdraaiend
  • The contorting pain made him double over.De verwringende pijn deed hem dubbelvouwen.
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Synonyms and analogies of contorting in English

adj.bendingtwistingMore synonyms

Examples of contorting in a sentence

  • Her contorting expression showed her discomfort.
contort
kənˈtɔːt
Verb
tr.
1.

physical distortion

twist or bend out of normal shape
  • He contorted his face in pain.Hij verwrong zijn gezicht van pijn
2.

distortion

twist into a strained shape or expression
  • Her face contorted in pain.Haar gezicht vertrok van pijn.
3.

figurative

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distort meaning or facts
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  • She contorted the truth during the debate.Zij verdraaide de waarheid tijdens het debat

Translations of "contorting" in Context ordered by category and frequency

verwringen
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You should try saying that without contorting your face so much.

Je moet proberen dat te zeggen zonder je gezicht zoveel te verdraaien.

Arachne's glee dimmed as she felt her body shrinking and contorting.

Arachnes vrolijkheid vervaagde toen ze haar lichaam voelde krimpen en verkrampen.

Should you find yourself contorting to fit a system, dear reader, stop and ask if it's truly you that must change or the system.

Als je jezelf in bochten wringt voor een systeem, beste lezer hou dan op en vraag of jij echt wel moet veranderen of het systeem.

Acrobats from the Orient contorting themselves in the most confounding manners.

Acrobaten uit de Oriënt in staat om zichzelf te draaien in de meest verwarrende manieren.

Arising out of Hinduism, yoga is a traditional way of getting in touch with your inner self - by contorting your outer self.

Ontsproten aan het Hindoeïsme is yoga een traditionele manier om met je innerlijke zelf in contact te komen, door je uiterlijke zelf in allerlei kronkels te draaien.

I had been contorting it into intensely uncomfortable positions in order to mask the tremors.

Ik had ongemakkelijke houdingen aangenomen om het beven te maskeren.

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