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To twist together (threads, for example); intertwine.
(verb-transitive)
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To form by twisting, intertwining, or interlacing.
(verb-transitive)
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To encircle or coil about: The fence post was twined by vines.
(verb-transitive)
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To wind, coil, or wrap around something: "She was twining a wisp of hair very slowly around her fingers” ( Anne Tyler).
(verb-transitive)
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To become twisted, interlaced, or interwoven.
(verb-intransitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.