retwist en · VERB
Etymology
From re- + twist.
Meanings
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(transitive) To twist again or anew.
"Pshaw!—there, all's right again—but you must pay me for my trouble." So saying, he retwisted the note, kissed the bearer, and walked off with a careless composure.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXXIV, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 278:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| retwists | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| retwisting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| retwisted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| retwisted | Tense=Past | lexicographic |