Twisting
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4 letters

SPIN
A distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion); "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story"

5 letters

TWIRL
The act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"

TWIST
Twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates; "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest"

WHIRL
Confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"

SNAKY
Resembling a serpent in form; "a serpentine wall"; "snaky ridges in the sand"

6 letters

TWISTY
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"

7 letters

TORSION
A twisting force

WINDING
The act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"

TORTURE
The deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason; "it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession"

8 letters

WRITHING
Moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion; "wiggly worms"

TORTUOUS
Not straightforward; "his tortuous reasoning"

9 letters

STRAINING
An intense or violent exertion

10 letters

VOLUMINOUS
Large in volume or bulk; "a voluminous skirt"

DISTORTION
The mistake of misrepresenting the facts

12 letters

INTERTWINING

14 letters

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

15 letters

MISREPRESENTING