contort

[US]/kənˈtɔːt/
[UK]/kənˈtɔːrt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

English definition: to twist or bend out of the usual shape

Example Sentences

a contorted version of the truth.

pain that contorted their faces.

a face contorted with rage;

a contorted line of reasoning.

contort a word out of its ordinary meaning

Her face contorts when she's annoyed.

Her face was contorted with pain.

she looked at Anne's stricken face, contorted with worry.

Her face was contorted with pain due to the gallbladder stones.

'Seventy times seven times didst thou gapingly contort thy visage - seventy times seven did I take counsel with my soul - Lo, this is human weakness: this also may be absolved!

3.`Seventy times seven times didst thou gapingly contort thy visage--seventy times seven did I take counsel with my soul--Lo, this is human weakness: this also may be absolved!

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