how to pronounce twisting

/ˈtwɪstɪŋ/

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twisting is pronounced in two syllables

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twɪstɪŋ

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An example use of twisting in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… getting up and twisting and moving …”

meanings of twisting

noun:

  1. The disreputable practice of selling unnecessary insurance to a customer in order to earn commission.
  2. Gerund of twist.

verb:

  1. Present participle of twist.

adjective:

  1. Having many twists.

twisting frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word twisting occurs in english on average 4.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics twisting can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that twisting can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

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