dɪsˈtɔːʃən spɪn ˈtɔːt͡ʃuːəs ˈtɔɹt͡ʃuəs ˈtɔɹt͡ʃɚ ˈtɔːt͡ʃə(ɹ) ˈtwɜː(ɹ)l twɪst ˈtwɪstɪŋ ˈtwɪstɪŋ vəˈl(j)uː.mɪ.nəs vəˈlu.mə.nəs ʍɜːl ʍɝl ˈwaɪndɪŋ the act of rotating rapidly he gave the crank a spin it broke off after much twisting the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean marked by repeated turns and bends a tortuous road up the mountain winding roads are full of surprises had to steer the car down a twisty track