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corkscrewing
UK
/ˈkɔːk.skruː.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈkɔrk.skru.ɪŋ/
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corkscrewing
noun
corkscrewings
pl
Translations
штопор
He used a corkscrew to open the wine bottle.
Он использовал штопор, чтобы открыть бутылку вина.
спираль
The plane went into a corkscrew dive.
Самолет вошел в спиральное пике.
Definitions
A twisting or spiraling motion or shape, resembling that of a corkscrew.
The corkscrewing of the roller coaster made the ride thrilling and dizzying.
Synonyms
torsion
screwlike motion
twirl
spiral
spiral motion
spiralling
spiral descent
twist
twisting motion
corkscrew motion
helical motion
helix
corkscrewing
gerund / present participle
UK
/ˈkɔːkˌskruːɪŋ/
US
/ˈkɔrkˌskruɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe a twisting or spiraling motion.
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Twisting or spiraling in motion or shape.
The helicopter made a corkscrewing ascent into the clouds.
Synonyms
screwing
helical
twining
coiling
winding
twisting
spiralling
spiraling
corkscrew
verb
corkscrewing
Gerund
corkscrewed
Past Simple
corkscrewed
Past Participle
corkscrewing
Gerund
UK
/ˈkɔːk.skruː/
US
/ˈkɔrk.skru/
Translations
откупоривать
He used a tool to corkscrew the bottle.
Он использовал инструмент, чтобы откупоривать бутылку.
Definitions
To move in a spiral or twisting manner.
The plane corkscrewed through the sky as the pilot performed an aerobatic maneuver.
To twist, bore, or force something into or out of position with a spiral motion resembling that used when operating a corkscrew.
She corkscrewed the stake into the ground until it stood firm.
Synonyms
spiral
rotate
twist
wind
corkscrew
noun
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A tool used for drawing corks from bottles, typically consisting of a pointed metal helix attached to a handle.
He used a corkscrew to open the bottle of wine.
A type of spiral or helical shape or movement.
The roller coaster featured a thrilling corkscrew that left riders breathless.
corkscrew
adjective
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Having a twisted or spiral shape, resembling a corkscrew.
The mountain road was a corkscrew path that wound tightly around the hills.
corkscrew
past participle
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Twisted or contorted into a spiral shape.
The tree's corkscrewed branches reached toward the sky.
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