entwisting

present participle of entwist

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Verb
  • What to do nearby A winding path through the property’s grounds brings you to University College Cork, a beautiful historic campus overlooking the River Lee.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026
  • Nothing is imminent, and even a bill winding its way through the state legislature would not necessarily require the Angels to return Anaheim to the team name.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • The thin, wiry stems climb by twining to cover a trellis, arbor, or fence.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 May 2026
  • No gloom-dark tree-glitter winding and twining its silks.
    The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Greene also says using braiding hair or extensions that match your natural texture can help camouflage inevitable frizz.
    Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 18 June 2026
  • According to celebrity hairstylist Larry Sims, hair braiding styles for thin hair can be both good and bad.
    Omenaa Boakye, InStyle, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • And just as the image of black people beaten for trying to cross a bridge resonated beyond our community, the image of a Palestinian hooked up to an IV, writhing in agony and burning alive, resonates far beyond theirs.
    Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
  • And Wembanyama got away with another controversial non-call, this time not giving Jalen Brunson room to land on a 3-pointer, which left the Knicks star writhing in pain.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • Around 30 Maple Park Middle School students spent the last few weeks of the summer term weaving English language arts and STEM skills together to research the international soccer teams with base camps in Kansas City and create animatronics based on their findings.
    Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026
  • Some thirty years after weaving Replica, Schultz set to work on a rug based on the 9040 processor made at the Shiprock plant.
    Lua Vollaard, ARTnews.com, 24 June 2026
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“Entwisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entwisting. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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