twisting

having a twisting or snake-like or worm-like motion

• “squirming boys”
• “wiggly worms”
• “writhing snakes”

marked by repeated turns and bends

• “a tortuous road up the mountain”
• “winding roads are full of surprises”
• “had to steer the car down a twisty track”

the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

the act of rotating rapidly

• “he gave the crank a spin”
• “it broke off after much twisting”