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Twining

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtwaɪnɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(twī′ning)

From the verb twine: (⇒ conjugate)
twining is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Twi•ning  (twī′ning),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical Nathan Farragut, 1897–1982, U.S. Air Force general: chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1957–60.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
twine1 /twaɪn/USA pronunciation   n., v., twined, twin•ing. 
n. [uncountable]
  1. a strong string composed of several strands twisted together.

v. 
  1. to insert with a twisting or winding motion: [~ + object]She twined her fingers in her hair.[no object]The weeds had twined around the fence.
  2. to form by or as if by twisting together:[~ + object]to twine a wreath.
  3. to wreathe or wrap:[~ + object]They twined the arch with flowers.
twin•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
twine1 (twīn),USA pronunciation 
n. 
  1. a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together.
  2. an act of twining, twisting, or interweaving.
  3. a coiled or twisted object or part;
    convolution.
  4. a twist or turn in anything.
  5. a knot or tangle.

v.t. 
  1. to twist together;
    interwind;
    interweave.
  2. to form by or as by twisting together:to twine a wreath.
  3. to twist (one strand, thread, or the like) with another;
    interlace.
  4. to insert with a twisting or winding motion (usually fol. by in or into):He twined his fingers in his hair.
  5. to clasp or enfold (something) around something else;
    place by or as if by winding (usually fol. by about, around, etc.):She twined her arms about the sculpture and carried it away.
  6. to cause (a person, object, etc.) to be encircled with something else;
    wreathe;
    wrap:They twined the arch with flowers.

v.i. 
  1. to wind about something;
    twist itself in spirals (usually fol. by about, around, etc.):Strangling vines twined about the tree.
  2. to wind in a sinuous or meandering course.
  • bef. 900; Middle English twine (noun, nominal), twinen (verb, verbal), Old English twīn (noun, nominal) literally, a double or twisted thread; cognate with Dutch twijn; akin to German Zwirn, Old Norse tvinni thread, twine; see twi-
twine′a•ble, adj. 
twin′er, n. 

twine2 (twīn),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., twined, twin•ing. [Scot.]
  1. Scottish Termsto separate;
    part.
Also, twin. 
  • late Middle English twinen, variant of earlier twinnen, derivative of twin twin1 1175–1225

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
twine /twaɪn/ n
  1. string made by twisting together fibres of hemp, cotton, etc
  2. the act or an instance of twining
  3. something produced or characterized by twining
  4. a twist, coil, or convolution
  5. a knot, tangle, or snarl
 vb
  1. (transitive) to twist together; interweave
  2. (transitive) to form by or as if by twining
  3. when intr, often followed by around: to wind or cause to wind, esp in spirals
Etymology: Old English twīn; related to Old Frisian twīne, Dutch twijn twine, Lithuanian dvynu twins; see twinˈtwiner n
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