English to Maori Meaning of contort - contort

Contort :

contort

verb

kirimana, e hōu, whenu

Contort :: contortContorted :: contortedContorting :: contortingContortion :: contortionContortions :: contortionsContorts :: contorts

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Definitions of contort in English

Verb(1) twist and press out of shape

Examples of contort in English

(1) Reed Richards acquires the power to contort into any shape he pleases.(2) His little face would contort in pain every time he coughed or sneezed, and he was suffering quite badly.(3) Athletes contort and bend in unnatural positions.(4) He then proceeded to twist and contort his features into a splendidly ugly mask of itself.(5) Piper's work gets inside the mentality of today's risk culture, and captures the crazy contortions that sensible people are ending up in.(6) Her face contorted with the pain but she wrenched harder, thinking of her freedom.(7) I reached Rob, and he was still face down, contorting his limbs but making no move to get up.(8) Her face contorts in pain as she moves but she remains in her restless sleep.(9) His face contorts in pain, and his right arm clutches his heart.(10) Zack's face contorts in barely controlled anger.(11) She is tremendously emotive, contorting her facial features into the ugliest conceivable shapes.(12) Rick snapped, his features contorting in anger.(13) I've known yoga instructors who couldn't put themselves through these kind of contortions .(14) It twists their faces and contorts their features.(15) There was such a look of abject pain contorting her delicate features that he suddenly felt like an absolute scoundrel.(16) His face was contorted with pain and the source did not seem to be his injury alone.

Related Phrases of contort

Related Phrases of contort

Synonyms

Verb

1. twist ::

takawiri

2. bend out of shape ::

piko i roto o te āhua

3. distort ::

ketia

5. warp ::

whenu

6. buckle ::

whakamau

7. deform ::

deform

Different Forms

contort, contorted, contorting, contortion, contortions, contorts

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