twist round

Frequency: 6.45.2 per million words

to turn to face a different direction; to wrap something around another thing

twisttwist + PREPOSITION

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round

Examples (10)

  • He twisted round in his chair to address the person behind him.
  • The cat is twisting round to clean its back.
  • She carefully twisted the ribbon round the gift box.
  • You should twist round slowly to avoid dizziness.
  • The gardener has twisted the climbing rose round the trellis.
  • Please twist round so I can see the back of your hair.
  • The electrical cable was twisted round the stand.
  • He will twist round to get a better view of the stage.
  • Twisting the wire round the hook made it secure.
  • As the car approached, she instinctively twisted round to check on the children in the back seat.