DISTORTING
Verb
distorting
present participle of distort
Adjective
distorting (comparative more distorting, superlative most distorting)
That distorts.
Source: Wiktionary
DISTORT
Dis*tort", a. Etym: [L. distortus, p. p. of distorquere to twist,
distort; dis- + torquere to twist. See Torsion.]
Definition: Distorted; misshapen. [Obs.]
Her face was ugly and her mouth distort. Spenser.
Dis*tort", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distorted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Distorting.]
1. To twist of natural or regular shape; to twist aside physically;
as, to distort the limbs, or the body.
Whose face was distorted with pain. Thackeray.
2. To force or put out of the true posture or direction; to twist
aside mentally or morally.
Wrath and malice, envy and revenge, do darken and distort the
understandings of men. Tillotson.
3. To wrest from the true meaning; to pervert; as, to distort
passages of Scripture, or their meaning.
Syn.
– To twist; wrest; deform; pervert.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition