Lingakuひねくり回す【ひねくりまわす】
- to twist; to twirl
- to fiddle around with; to play with; to rewrite
- to rack one's brains
Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb
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- to twist; to twirl
- to fiddle around with; to play with; to rewrite
- to rack one's brains
This meaning refers to physically twisting or turning something, often in a circular motion. It can describe the action of manipulating an object in a certain way.
I twisted the pot handle to open the lid.
This meaning describes the act of casually or playfully manipulating something, often for fun or experimentation. It can also imply making changes or revisions to written content.
The children were playing with the toys.
I fiddled with the manuscript several times until it finally took shape.
This meaning suggests a process of intense thought or effort to solve a problem or come up with ideas. It's often used when someone is trying very hard to think of something.
He was racking his brains for ideas for the presentation.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ひねくりまわすひねくり回すto twist; to twirlかんがえ考えをひねくりまわすひねくり回すto rack one's brainsぶんしょう文章をひねくりまわすひねくり回すto rewrite the textじかん時間をひねくりまわすひねくり回すto fiddle around with timeあいであアイデアをひねくりまわすひねくり回すto play around with ideasこたえ答えをひねくりまわすひねくり回すto twist the answerなんど何度もひねくりまわすひねくり回すto twist over and over againかんじょう感情をひねくりまわすひねくり回すto play with emotionsもんだい問題をひねくりまわすひねくり回すto fiddle with the problemじっけん実験をひねくりまわすひねくり回すto twiddle with the experiment