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con·tort

contort

 
pronunciation:
kn tort
parts of speech:
transitive verb, intransitive verb
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: contorts, contorting, contorted
definition: to twist into an unusual or unnatural shape.
The warped mirror contorted her image.Rage contorted his features.
similar words:
distort, twist
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition: to become twisted into an unusual or unnatural shape.
His face contorted with grief.
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