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UK
/twˈaɪn/
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[ US /ˈtwaɪn/ ]
[ US /ˈtwaɪn/ ]
VERB
-
arrange or or coil around
She wrapped her arms around the child
roll your hair around your finger
Twine the thread around the spool -
make by twisting together or intertwining
twine a rope -
spin, wind, or twist together
intertwined hearts
intertwine the ribbons
Twine the threads into a rope -
form into a spiral shape
The cord is all twisted
NOUN
- a lightweight cord
How To Use twine In A Sentence
- An empty plastic 2 litre bottle is tied to a rock, or bag of stones with strong twine or string.
- With a good deal of difficulty, Anita cut a slot in it, then slung it from the gatepost with baler twine. DEATH AND TRANSFIGURATION
- It's a bizarre concept that intertwines issues of patriotism and sporting chauvinism.
- Their journeys intertwine and overlap, and during sequences in which they go their separate but parallel ways, director Gustad employs jarring cross-cutting to remind us of their journeys' thematic parallelisms.
- (That last fact doesn't have anything to do with the Lost Pines, but it's the kind of kitschy "giant ball of twine" thing I adore, so I've included it anyway.) Joy Preble: Not Lost at All: Texas Pines, Debut Authors, and the World's Largest Gingerbread Man
- Obama is too intwined with Wright regardless of his denouncing of Wright's hateful rhetoric. Jeremiah Wright Steps Down From Obama Campaign
- In no other situation is the contemplation of living and dying so intertwined with love and sex.
- Silently, too, they walked under the IC, past the entwined hearts, the graphic drawings, the amazing suggestions. FAMILY PICTURES
- I entwined my fingers with hers, experiencing relief and dissolved anxiety as I felt her squeeze back.
- She caught students red-handed with their parts entwined frequently, and the rest of the student body talked about sex as if it was just as normal as attending a baseball game or playing video games. Daniel P. Malito: The Scarlet e-Letter