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单词 twistings
释义

twisting

noun

twist·​ing ˈtwi-stiŋ How to pronounce twisting (audio)
: the use of misrepresentation or trickery to get someone to lapse a life insurance policy and buy another usually in another company

Synonyms

  • twist
  • wrench
  • wrenching
  • wresting
  • wringing
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Example Sentences

it took some twisting, but I finally got the top off the jar

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1905, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

twisting

noun

twist·​ing
: the making of a misrepresentation by an insurance agent to cause a policyholder to surrender or lapse an insurance policy especially for the purpose of replacing it with another policy

twistings

noun

plural of twisting
as in twists
a forceful rotating or pulling motion for the purpose of dislodging something it took some twisting, but I finally got the top off the jar

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • twists
  • tugs
  • wrenches
  • pulls
  • dislocations
  • displacements
  • yanks
  • extractions
  • draws
  • drafts
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