1
: one that twists
especially
: a ball with a forward and spinning motion
2
: a tornado, waterspout, or dust devil in which the rotatory ascending movement of a column of air is especially apparent
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And in Kentucky, counties warned of potential twisters include Hancock, Ohio, Caldwell, Crittenden, Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, Mccracken, Mclean, Muhlenberg, Union and Webster.
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Matthew Robinson
chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Memphis, Nashville and London, Kentucky -- which was hit by a powerful twister over the weekend -- are also under the threat of these severe storms.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 20 May 2025
The last tornado to cause mass fatalities in Kentucky was a December 2021 twister that lasted almost five hours.
—Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
At times stretching a mile wide, the twister traveled at least 8 miles, claimed at least seven lives and damaged about 5,000 buildings.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
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Matthew Robinson
chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Memphis, Nashville and London, Kentucky -- which was hit by a powerful twister over the weekend -- are also under the threat of these severe storms.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 20 May 2025
The last tornado to cause mass fatalities in Kentucky was a December 2021 twister that lasted almost five hours.
—Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
At times stretching a mile wide, the twister traveled at least 8 miles, claimed at least seven lives and damaged about 5,000 buildings.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for twister
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“Twister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twister. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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