1. To twist together (threads, for example); intertwine. 2. To form by twisting, intertwining, or interlacing. 3. To encircle or coil about: The fence post was twined by vines.4. To wind, coil, or wrap around something: “She was twining a wisp of hair very slowly around her fingers” (Anne Tyler).
INTRANSITIVE VERB:
1. To become twisted, interlaced, or interwoven. 2. To go in a winding course; twist about: a stream twining through the forest.
NOUN:
1. A strong string or cord made of two or more threads twisted together. 2. Something formed by twining: a twine of bread dough.3. A tangle; a knot.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English twinen, from twin, twine, from Old English twn, double thread. See dwo- in Appendix I.
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