Meaning & use

Entwining

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Twisting or winding together; intertwining.

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The gardener trained the ivy, entwining it around the trellis.

Their fates became entwining threads in the same long story.

A note on using this word

Entwine adds the prefix 'en-' (meaning 'to cause to be') to 'twine,' the same root that gives us the word for twisted thread or cord.

Words with a similar meaning

intertwininginterweavingtwisting

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Words with an opposite meaning

separatinguntangling

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