kinking

verb

present participle of kink
as in twining

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kinking
  1. twining
  2. warping
  3. coiling
  4. twisting
  5. entwining
  6. curling
  7. deflecting
  8. swirling
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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
Definition of twining
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  • At the same time, the currents of self-optimization and growing conservatism are warping the status quo toward a curve-free catwalk.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Since the turn of the millennium, Latin America has become a hotbed of electronic dance music, warping countless homegrown rhythms at block parties, bedrooms, and mega clubs across the region.
    — Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of warping
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  • In those animals, a mutation in another gene can produce left-coiling individuals, but it is also associated with abnormal development.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The stock has spent two months coiling in a narrow range, so the levels that matter are close by.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of coiling
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  • When glossy, spoon mixture into a sandwich bag, pushing the mixture to the corner of the bag and twisting the top of the bag to remove any excess air.
    — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The film’s pick-me jabs at humor are frankly, flatly unfunny and grating, twisting the film at times into a perverse, almost self-aware treatise on tweeness.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of twisting
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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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  • Diaby scored the winner on a nifty shot from outside the box, curling it into the top right corner of the net for his second goal in his eighth MLS match.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin, meanwhile, became the first American team to win a medal in Olympic mixed doubles curling, taking silver.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of curling
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  • Concha said Flanagan was deflecting responsibility despite serving as lieutenant governor.
    — Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Users can stow it in their pockets, then open it up and watch a movie on its matte, light-deflecting surface.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of deflecting
Verb
  • Outside, the Santa Ana winds sent debris swirling with powerful gusts.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • As for the suites, the highlight is their private terraces, peaceful havens from which to admire, paradoxically, the urban whirlwind swirling below.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of swirling
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“Kinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kinking. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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