twist and turn
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "To get through the hills with as little expense as possible it was decided to lay the line on the banks of the River Derwent, which twists and turns as it follows the valley. Consequently the railway twists and turns as well, […]."
- "The narrow streets that twist and turn through the compact heart of Dent are surfaced with cobbles which, in the absence of pavements, spread right across from doorstep to doorstep."
- "Vardy had a hand in the opening goal. Twisting and turning on the edge of the 18-yard box, the England international was clumsily brought down by Vicente Iborra, wide on the Leicester left."
Usage
Inflected Forms
Phrases
twisty-turny