Twisting is usually part of a verb phrase such as twisting away or a noun phrase such as twisting of the wire. Some listed prepositions do not directly follow twisting as complements.
Twisting of is common when twisting acts as a noun: the twisting of the rope. Twisting away describes movement. In, by, and during usually introduce separate adverbial phrases rather than fixed combinations with twisting.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use twisting of when twisting functions as a noun.
Use away after the verb twisting to describe turning away from something or someone.
In usually introduces location or position, not a fixed complement after twisting.
During introduces a time period or event connected to twisting.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
By usually explains method rather than following twisting as a set pattern.
✕ He solved it twisting by the wire. ✓ He solved it by twisting the wire.Use twisting of mainly when twisting is a noun.
✕ She was twisting of the cap. ✓ She was twisting the cap.Away expresses movement from something.
✕ The child kept twisting about from the nurse. ✓ The child kept twisting away from the nurse.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Yes. It is common when twisting functions as a noun phrase.
Usually no. By normally introduces method in a larger clause, such as by twisting the handle.
Yes. It describes turning or wriggling away from someone or something.
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