retorcer
/retoɾˈθeɾ/ · B2 · verb
to twist
🧦 re- (again) + torcer (twist) = twist again and again, like wringing
Retorcer comes from Latin retorquere: re- (back, again) + torquere (to twist). Related to English torque, tort, and torture. Wringing a cloth, writhing in pain, and twisting something all share the same repeated turning motion.