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A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the contortion of the muscles of the face.

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  1. n. A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the contortion of the muscles of the face.
  2. n. the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
  3. n. a tortuous and twisted shape or position
  4. A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the contortion of the muscles of the face. Swift. All the contortions of the sibyl, without the inspiration. Burke.
  5. A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the contortionof the muscles of the face. Swift.All the contortions of the sibyl, without the inspiration. Burke.
  6. n:100 n. the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)