捻る

Meaning

1. v5rvt
   to twist; to wrench; to turn (a tap, switch, etc.)
2. v5rvt
   to twist (a body part); to bend; to sprain
3. v5rvt
   to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck)
4. v5rvt
   to defeat easily; to beat
5. v5rvt
   to make (a problem, design, etc.) intricate; to make peculiar; to make complicated
6. v5rvt
   to manage to compose (a haiku, song, etc.)
7. v5rvt
   to wrap (a monetary gift) in paper

Example sentences

• 「ふむ」 武田先生は口ひげを捻りながらうなった。

  "Hrmm," mumbled Professor Takeda as he twisted his moustache.

• いくら頭を捻ろうがそんな名前は出てこなかった。

  No matter how I racked my brain, I couldn't remember that name.

• 体を捻ってから下までしゃがみます。

  After twisting your body, squat down.