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retwist

retwist verb: to twist again or anew.

Verb

retwist (third-person singular simple present retwists, present participle retwisting, simple past and past participle retwisted)

  1. (transitive) To twist again or anew.
    • "Pshaw!—there, all's right again—but you must pay me for my trouble." So saying, he retwisted the note, kissed the bearer, and walked off with a careless composure.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXXIV, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 278

Forms of retwist

third-person singular presentretwists
present participleretwisting
past participleretwisted
pastretwisted

Origin of retwist

From re- + twist.

Questions about retwist

What does retwist mean?
Retwist means to twist again or anew.
What part of speech is retwist?
Retwist is a verb.
What is the past tense of retwist?
The past tense of retwist is retwisted.

Words near retwist in the dictionary

  1. retweets
  2. retwine
  3. retwined
  4. retwines
  5. retwining
  6. retwist
  7. retwisted
  8. retwisting
  9. retwists
  10. retying
  11. retyings

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