entwisting

verb

present participle of entwist
as in winding

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  1. winding
  2. twining
  3. braiding
  4. entwining
  5. plaiting
  6. writhing
  7. weaving
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  • Israeli settlements, Palestinian villages and the winding roads and checkpoints that connect – and divide – them.
    — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • The particles, when inhaled, enter a winding network of airways and get lodged deep inside a person’s lungs, Koehler said.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 July 2026
Definition of winding
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  • Blooms provide an early source of nectar for hummingbirds, butterflies, and other pollinators, while songbirds shelter and build nests among the twining branches.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 July 2026
  • No gloom-dark tree-glitter winding and twining its silks.
    — The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025
Definition of twining
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  • Beyond actual braiding techniques, your styling options are also virtually endless.
    — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 9 July 2026
  • Recalling her childhood memories of playing with Barbie dolls, Cyrus remembered braiding their hair and changing their outfits.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Definition of braiding
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  • Gerardo Dottori’s 1942 Aerial Battle over the Gulf of Naples mobilizes the contrails of its entwining fighter jets to express the effect of new military technology on a crystalline landscape.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 20 Apr. 2026
  • So, too, is the film’s music, composer Anthony Willis and soundtrack artist Charli XCX entwining raspy strings with grimy, ominous shudders.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Definition of entwining
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  • One of the most important traditions is pineapple pole plaiting, in which artisans weave and shape materials into intricate forms.
    — Taryn White, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Definition of plaiting
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  • Once Turek has finished writhing about on the floor in a shambolic attempt to gather, Czibor is on hand to whip the ball away and tuck it home from six yards, the simplest of tasks.
    — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • Henderson, 36, spent the match on the bench in England's 3-2 win, but quickly drew attention after falling over an advertising board, leaving him writhing in pain during a moment of victory for England.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of writhing
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  • More magic can be found on the tiny streets weaving through Florence.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
  • The region was part of a much older textile tradition, with generations of artisans spinning, dyeing and weaving cotton into a lightweight, breathable fabric to combat the temperatures of the subcontinent.
    — Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of weaving
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