ENTWISTING Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

entwisting

verb

present participle of entwist

as in winding

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Its main street is lined with shops selling handblown glass and cozy knits, and colorful boats bob along its winding waterways.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
Along with that oh-so-sweet commercial success came rounds of discourse that callously dissected her racial identity, her relationship with her Blackness, and the winding history of genre in the context of American music.

— Kyle Denis, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of winding

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Description This perennial member of the Fabaceae family produces long, slender vines that climb by twining or spread horizontally along the ground.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
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

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Braids and the Bonds of Sisterhood The act of braiding each other’s hair throughout history is what Gibson calls an intimate one.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026
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

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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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Combat sequences, set in the Pacific theater and filmed in Australia, look expansive and authentic, weaving around hundreds of soldiers running and shouting and shooting at once.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
The process was particularly intricate, as each interlacing detail on the bodice had to be carefully constructed by weaving hundreds of meters of rouleau and while maintaining the tension and precision of the corsetry underneath.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026

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