Components
捻る is an exact match with one form of the following word:
ひねる
BOOST
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to twist; to wrench; to turn (a switch on or off, etc.); to wring (a neck)  (often written with kana only)
2. to puzzle over  (often written with kana only)
3. to defeat easily  (often written with kana only)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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ひねる is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 102,000 (about 1,770,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4211 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 4333
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
わたし
いし
つまずいて
あしくび
足首
ひねってしまった
I tripped on a stone, twisting my ankle.
ぼく
くび
ひねるこのポーンではなくてこっちナイト
I tilt my head. Not the pawn, but the knight?
わたし
その
すうがく
数学
なんもん
難問
くび
ひねった
I puzzled over the difficult math problem.
捻る
BOOST
Reading : ひねる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 134,000 (about 729,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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撚る
BOOST
Reading : ひねる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 182,000 (about 387,000 results)
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拈る
BOOST
Reading : ひねる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 226,000 (about 94,100 results)
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ネン    twist   
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ネン    idea, thought   
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コン   キン   いま now   
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assembly, gathering   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
katakana fu   
シン   こころ heart   
hand
twist
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