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twisting someone's words

twisting someone's words is the present participle and gerund of twist someone's words.

Meaning of twist someone's words

Verb

twist someone's words (third-person singular simple present twists someone's words, present participle twisting someone's words, simple past and past participle twisted someone's words)

  1. To deliberately misconstrue what someone has said; to put words in someone's mouth

Questions about twisting someone's words

What is twisting someone's words the present participle and gerund of?
Twisting someone's words is the present participle and gerund of twist someone's words.

Words near twisting someone's words in the dictionary

  1. twisting around one's little finger
  2. twisting balloon
  3. twisting balloons
  4. twisting in the wind
  5. twisting someone's arm
  6. twisting someone's words
  7. twisting the knife
  8. twisting the knife in the wound
  9. twisting up
  10. twistingly
  11. twistings

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