retorcer

Meaning

1. to wring
2. to squirm, wriggle, writhe
3. to twist

Concepts

twist

wring

wriggle

writhe

contort

squirm

turn

wreathe

wrench

🔧

kink

kink up

lame

mangle

meander

ruffle

sprain

crimp

wring out

twine

twirl

distord

warp

wind

worm

🪱

crape

winche

wrest

wrestle

wrick

cripple

frizz

frizzle

gnarl

injure

Synonyms

torcer

exprimir

serpentear

rizar

abollar

deformar

descoyuntar

dislocar

doblegar

encrespar

escurrir

espasmo

lisiar

retorcerse

torcerse

zarandear

fabricar sogas

arrugar

sacar zarandeando

desgajar

encorvar

Translations

tordre

torcer

ritorcere

wringen

winden

verdrehen

drehen

tòrcer

contorcer-se

retorçar

torcere

στείβω

ringen

sich winden

στριφογυρίζω

Hyphenated as

re‧tor‧cer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/retoɾˈθeɾ/

Etymology

Cognate with English: retort

In summary

From re- + torcer, or from Vulgar Latin *retorcēre, from Latin retorquēre. Cognate with English retort.