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US
/kənˈtɔɹʃənəst/
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[ UK /kəntˈɔːʃənˌɪst/ ]
[ UK /kəntˈɔːʃənˌɪst/ ]
NOUN
- an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions
How To Use contortionist In A Sentence
- There's a math equation somewhere to explain the strange shuffle of the WS's - take some garagey niblets, rudimentary to the point of subliminal drummering, guitar work that bends like a contortionists belly, add some of that old, hard to convey "it" ness, and there you go. Joegood Diary Entry
- The musclemen who balance each other upside down on their shoulders; the acrobat who spins inside a hoop; the contortionist packed into a suitcase: these are the things that draw the audience applause.
- Oh this reminds me of a contortionist trying to untie himself after finding itself contorted. AT&T’s Slowing Down on U-verse
- Already on standby are a contortionist, a freaky burlesque dancer and a ‘hanging skin guy.’
- This isn't Vegas, it's more artful -- from the solo sand painter who opens Act II, to the smooth contortionist modern breakdancer, to the shapes of the shadows on the walls of Radio City. Rita Houston: Cirque du Zarkana: Not Your Father's Rock Opera
- In another work, a cabaret contortionist with marcelled hair smokes a cigarette and reads a book in an improbable state of repose.
- A circus contortionist fell victim to his own unique skills when no one believed his desperate cries for help as he lay with his right foot stuck on his left shoulder.
- The company is five people - a contortionist, a dancer, an acrobat, an opera singer/actress, and a dancer/actor.
- It's funny how time can manipulate and stretch itself like a contortionist.
- Julia Balaka presents an unusual and innovative performance as a contortionist.