Definition
Third person singular present tense of 'contort'; to twist or bend something severely out of its normal shape.
Etymology
From Latin 'contorquere' (to twist together), with 'con-' (together) and 'torquere' (to twist). The '-s' suffix indicates third person singular present tense.
Kelly Says
The simple present tense 'contorts' appears frequently in literature—think of descriptions like 'pain contorts his face'—where it vividly conveys how emotions physically reshape facial features in real-time.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አይነት አይነት ነው
ai-net ai-net new
ARالعربية
يتشوه
yit-sha-wa
BNবাংলা
বিকৃত হয়
vi-kru-t hoy
CACatalà
contorsiona
kon-tor-see-o-na
CSČeština
zkroucený
zkrou-cen-y
DADansk
bøjer sig
bo-jer sig
DEDeutsch
verdreht sich
fer-drayht sich
ELΕλληνικά
συμπιέζεται
sim-pie-ze-tai
ESEspañol
se contorsiona
se kon-tor-see-o-na
FAفارسی
پیچیده میشود
pi-che-deh sho-be-yad
FISuomi
vääntyy
vva-n-tyy
FRFrançais
se contorsionne
se kon-tor-see-on-ne
GUGU
વિકૃત થાય છે
vi-kru-t tha-ye che
HEעברית
מתעוות
mit-e-vo-et
HIहिन्दी
विकृत होता है
vi-kri-t ho-ta hai
HUMagyar
meghajlik
me-ha-jik
IDBahasa Indonesia
distorsi
dis-tor-si
ITItaliano
si contorce
si kon-tor-tse
KKKK
бұрылады
bu-ry-la-dy
KO한국어
굽히고 휘어집니다
g-g-bi-go hwi-eo-ji-p-ni-da
MRMR
वक्र होतो
vak-ra ho-to
MSBahasa Melayu
distorsi
dis-tor-si
NLNederlands
verdraait
ver-draait
NONorsk
bøyer seg
bo-yer seg
PLPolski
skręca się
sk-r-e-ca sie
PTPortuguês
distorce-se
dis-tor-se
RORomână
se contorsionează
se kon-tor-see-o-nes-te
RUРусский
искажается
is-ka-zhae-t-sya
SVSvenska
böjer sig
bo-jer sig
SWKiswahili
inakuwa
i-na-ku-wa
TAதமிழ்
வளைக்கிறது
va-lai-ka-chi-ru
TEతెలుగు
వ曲ిస్తుంది
va-kuri-stu-ndi
TLTL
nagbibing
na-gi-bi-bing
TRTürkçe
bükülür
byu-kul-ur
URاردو
مڑھتا ہے
mar-hta hai
VITiếng Việt
bị uốn cong
bi uon cong