contorting

kənˈtɔːrtɪŋ
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Translation of contorting into German

Adjective

movement

Rare
causing to twist or bend
Rare
verdrehend
  • The contorting pain made him double over.Der verdrehend Schmerz ließ ihn sich krümmen.
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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..Er verzog das Gesicht vor Schmerz
2.

distortion

twist into a strained shape or expression
  • Her face contorted in pain.Ihr Gesicht verzog sich vor Schmerz.
3.

figurative

Rare
distort meaning or facts
Rare
  • She contorted the truth during the debate..Sie hat die Wahrheit während der Debatte verdreht

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

dasVerdrehen

Besides, he had to stay quiet and not to contorting himself too much if he wanted to keep the cyborg in the dark about what he was doing.

Aber er musste ruhig bleiben und durfte sich nicht zu sehr verdrehen, wenn er die Cyborgs darüber im Dunkeln lassen wollte, was er tat.

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