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Definition contort in British English

contort verb

[intransitive/transitive] verb
/kənˈtɔː(r)t/
1

if your face or body contorts, or if you contort it, it twists into shapes or positions that are not natural

Example

A grimace of pain contorted her face.

Example

His face contorted with fury.

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Definition contort in British English