contorcere

Meaning

1. (transitive, uncommon) to twist repeatedly or forcefully, to wring
2. (poetic, transitive) to wield (a weapon); to hurl (a dart)

Concepts

contort

distort

gnarl

twine

twist

Synonyms

attorcigliare

attorcigliarsi

distorcere

falsare

incurvare

Translations

torcer

contorcerse

tordre

verdrehen

retorcer

συστρέφω

enrouler

contorsionner

twijnen

verminken

verwringen

verkrommen

deformar

bükmek

Hyphenated as

con‧tòr‧ce‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/konˈtɔr.t͡ʃe.re/

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin contorquēre.