ENTWISTING Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

entwisting

verb

present participle of entwist

as in winding

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The woman’s admission that she was never raped by Carter comes after a long-winding legal road in the case.

— Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2026
During their time together in Milwaukee, Antetokounmpo built a strong connection with Baker and expressed admiration for Baker’s winding NBA journey and his successful battle with alcoholism and substance abuse.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 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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At Friendship Bakery in Kendall, bakers are hard at work rolling and braiding challah dough a week before Rosh Hashanah.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Spaces bleed and cross-pollinate, braiding the many overlapping narratives and curatorial agendas organizing this collection.

— Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 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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The Packers wide receiver went down quickly and was face down on the turf and writhing in pain.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Anyone who stands in front of De Kooning’s urgent, sensuously greedy drawings, with their writhing contours, cacophonous colors, and perverse processes, can feel the force of that craving.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of writhing

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Ilinčić’s show borrowed the delicate ropes of octogenarian textile artist Françoise Grossen weaving them into dresses, skirts, bags and belts.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Lange walked hand in hand with Lourd, weaving through the crowd and holding court.

— Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2026

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