warping

Meanings

1. present participle and gerund of warp

1. An action or motion that warps or twists.
2. the deformation of the Earth's crust over a large area
3. The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the weaver.
4. The practice of flooding agricultural land with turbid river water to add sediment to the soil.

Etymology

From Middle English warpynge; equivalent to warp + -ing.