KINKING Synonyms
26 hypernyms for kinking. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for KINKING
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| bending | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • movement that causes the formation of a curve • the property of being bent or deflected • the act of bending something | ||||||
| coiling | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • in the shape of a coil | ||||||
| curving | verb, noun v, n | |||||
adjective • having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend | ||||||
| spiraling | verb, adverb, adjective v, adv, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • in the shape of a coil | ||||||
| twisting | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean • the act of rotating rapidly adjective satellite • marked by repeated turns and bends | ||||||
| winding | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • the act of winding or twisting adjective satellite • marked by repeated turns and bends • of a path e.g. | ||||||
| contorting | verb v | |||||
verb • twist and press out of shape | ||||||
| snaking | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous • a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition • a long faint constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer • a deceitful or treacherous person • something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake • a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes verb • move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake • form a snake-like pattern • move along a winding path | ||||||
| crape | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • small very thin pancake • a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface verb • cover or drape with crape • curl tightly | ||||||
| crick | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004) • a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) verb • twist (a body part) into a strained position | ||||||
| crimp | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an angular or rounded shape made by folding • someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers • a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled verb • make ridges into by pinching together • curl tightly | ||||||
| curl | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933) • a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) • lock of hair in the shape of a spiral or curl verb • form a curl, curve, or kink • shape one's body into a curl • wind around something in coils or loops • twist or roll into coils or ringlets • play the Scottish game of curling | ||||||
| curve | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes • a line on a graph representing data • a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter • the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface • curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) verb • turn sharply; change direction abruptly • extend in curves and turns • form an arch or curve • bend or cause to bend • form a curl, curve, or kink | ||||||
| frizz | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the condition of being formed into small tight curls verb • curl tightly | ||||||
| frizzle | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
verb • fry something until it curls and becomes crisp • curl tightly | ||||||
| rick | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) • a stack of hay verb • pile in ricks • twist suddenly so as to sprain | ||||||
| twirl | verb v | |||||
noun • a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight • the act of rotating rapidly verb • turn in a twisting or spinning motion • cause to spin | ||||||
| twist | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an unforeseen development • an interpretation of a text or action • any clever maneuver • the act of rotating rapidly • a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments • a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight • a circular segment of a curve • a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself • a jerky pulling movement • a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair • social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s • the act of winding or twisting • turning or twisting around (in place) verb • to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) • cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form • turn in the opposite direction • form into a spiral shape • form into twists • extend in curves and turns • do the twist • twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates • practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive • twist suddenly so as to sprain | ||||||
| wrick | verb v | |||||
noun • a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) verb • twist suddenly so as to sprain | ||||||
| kink up | verb v | |||||
verb • curl tightly | ||||||