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How to pronounce “contort”
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Pronunciation guide for contort
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of contort with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 5 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Want to Get Ahead at Work? Risk the Awkward Moments
I see my clients contort themselves into new ways of behaving
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To twist in a violent manner.
Example 1 of 5
How to pronounce contort
Want to Get Ahead at Work? Risk the Awkward Moments

I see my clients contort themselves into new ways of behaving
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “contort”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To twist in a violent manner.
- (intransitive) To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.
- [Adjective]
- (botany) twisted
- (anatomy) convoluted
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