Lewis & Short

per-torquĕo, ēre, v. a.,

  1. I. to twist awry, to distort: ora foedo sapore, Lucr. 2, 401.
  2. II. To hurl, vent: quam senticosa verba pertorquet, Afran. ap. Fest. p. 339 Müll. and ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 333 ib. (Com. Rel. v. 1 Rib.).