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twist around

/twɪst əˈraʊnd/

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/twɪst əˈraʊnd/B2formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения вращения чего-либо круговым движением или, в переносном смысле, для манипулирования или искажения смысла чего-либо.

A phrasal verb used to indicate turning something in a circular motion, or figuratively, to manipulate or distort the meaning of something.

uncountable · transitive and intransitive · phrasal, separable

  1. Turn or rotateinformal

    To turn something in a circular motion, often to change its position or direction.

    ruПоворачивать

    • She twisted the cap around to open the bottle.
    • He twisted the knob around until it clicked.
    • The dancer twisted her body around gracefully.

    Synonymspivotrevolverotatespinswivelturntwirltwistwhirl

  2. Distort or misrepresentinformal

    To change the meaning or interpretation of something, often deliberately.

    ruИскажать

    • He twisted my words around to make me look bad.
    • The media often twists facts around to fit their narrative.
    • Don't twist the story around; just tell me what happened.

    Synonymsbendcolordistortfalsifygarblemisrepresentmisstatepervertslantwarp

    Antonymsclarifyexplainreportrepresentstate

Forms
  • twisted around past participle
  • twisted around past simple
  • twisting around present participle
  • twists around third person singular

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Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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