Read full poem →These doorsteps seldom have a visitor.
The warping boards pull out their own old nails
With none to tread and put them in their place.
Dictionary Entry
To twist or become twisted, physically or mentally:
In a Sentence
“The heat caused the plastic sheet to start warping, creating a wavy surface.”
Origin
From Old English ‘weorpan’ meaning ‘to throw’, related to the verb ‘warp’.
Common Phrases
. warpingfunction warpingboard warpingwarping preventwarping time
Synonyms
Poetry examples for “warping”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Or even last year's or the year's before.
The wood was gray and the bark warping off it
And the pile somewhat sunken. Clematis