twisting

1. (countable) gerund of twistExamples: "She was oblivious of all around her, and her facial twistings and scrunchings were droll."; "Tracing Emerson’s famous twistings and turnings, Mr. Poirier argued that even when he seemed most complacent […] Emerson cannot be taken at face value."; "Engineers decided not to use hydraulics, to ensure there was no twisting or buckling to the 80-tonne girder structure."countableform-ofgerund

2. (uncountable) The disreputable practice of selling unnecessary insurance to a customer in order to earn commission.Examples: "Twisting benefits an insurance agent while damaging the customer. The agent benefits because the commission earned on the sale of a new health insurance policy is substantially higher than that earned on the renewal of an existing policy."uncountable