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retwisting

retwisting is the present participle and gerund of retwist.

Meaning of retwist

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

Questions about retwisting

What is retwisting the present participle and gerund of?
Retwisting is the present participle and gerund of retwist.

Words near retwisting in the dictionary

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

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