Both Uses of
contort
in
Main Street, by Sinclair Lewis
- Her rather cheap sport ended abruptly as Vida cried, with contorted face, "What do you know about the thoughts in hearts?†
Chpt 31contorted = twisted
- Only an insane contortion of spelling could portray his lyric whine, his mangled consonants.†
Chpt 33 *contortion = the act of twisting or bending to an unnatural shape
Definition:
twist or bend to an unnatural shape -- something such as the human body, a facial expression, or the truth