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Meaning of Twisting | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈtwɪstɪŋ

Definitions

  1. gerund of twist
    countable, form-of, gerund
  2. The disreputable practice of selling unnecessary insurance to a customer in order to earn commission.

Equivalents

العربية اللفّ
Čeština kroucení
Ελληνικά γύρισμα
עברית שזירה
日本語 より 曲解
Nederlands kronkelend
Русский извилистый
Türkçe bükme

Examples

“She was oblivious of all around her, and her facial twistings and scrunchings were droll.”
“Tracing Emerson’s famous twistings and turnings, Mr. Poirier argued that even when he seemed most complacent […] Emerson cannot be taken at face value.”
“Engineers decided not to use hydraulics, to ensure there was no twisting or buckling to the 80-tonne girder structure.”
“Twisting benefits an insurance agent while damaging the customer. The agent benefits because the commission earned on the sale of a new health insurance policy is substantially higher than that earned on the renewal of an existing policy.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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