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twist around

v. practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive [syn: twist, pervert, convolute, sophisticate]

Usage examples of "twist around".

The man in the front seat was frowning at her, starting to get up on his knees and twist around.

I watched them go and felt the seething anger and sorrow and fear in me twist around in confusion.

Bane must have known this, for every once in a while, the boy would twist around, twiddle the feather amulet he wore in Hugh's face.

But Tito is distracted by a stab of pain that causes him to twist around and glower at the door.

As the farm dwindled behind them, she resisted the urge to twist around in her saddle and look back.

To put it bluntly, you look like a gentry lady the Black Coats could twist around their little fingers.

Despite the firm hand on his shoulder which kept him from moving too fast or too far, he was able to twist around far enough to see the tall, lean man who was approaching them now, his long silk tunic sweeping the rock wall at his side as he moved.

He grunted as the wind was again knocked out of him, trying to twist around against the forest of bars digging into him.