Verb
(third-person singular simple present twists in the wind, present participle twisting in the wind, simple past and past participle twisted in the wind)
- (idiomatic) To be unassisted and without comfort in a situation likely to result in distress or failure.
- (idiomatic) To wait for an uncomfortably long period of time.
Origin
An allusion to being hanged by the neck and then left for dead in a suspended state.
