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Meaning of twist and turn | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To move one way then the other, or in unpredictable erratic gyrations.

intransitive

Equivalents

Examples

“The narrow streets that twist and turn through the compact heart of Dent are surfaced with cobbles which, in the absence of pavements, spread right across from doorstep to doorstep.”
“Vardy had a hand in the opening goal. Twisting and turning on the edge of the 18-yard box, the England international was clumsily brought down by Vicente Iborra, wide on the Leicester left.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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