as in coiling
to follow a circular or spiral course
the snake silently twined around the tree trunk
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as in twisting
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Verb
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His curling strike from distance at Leicester was followed at Villa by Lamptey launching a three-man move with a pass inside to Joao Pedro.—
Andy Naylor,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024 -
The Allure Best of Beauty Award-winning tool is automatically set to a safe 365 degrees Fahrenheit and has a rounded barrel for curling hair and creating waves—in addition to straightening hair.—
Deanna Pai,
Allure,
30 Dec. 2024
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While most of Tyre’s 125,000 residents fled during the war, the city’s Christian quarter, nestled alongside the harbor with its winding alleyways, was one of the few neighborhoods where some people remained.—
Euan Ward,
New York Times,
25 Dec. 2024
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For those who find stairs challenging, there’s a winding dirt path that will also take you to the top.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The twisted stars of periwinkles, towering hollyhocks with their hot-pink Medusa heads, the lion-mane frills of marigolds.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Aug. 2025
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Just in time for Halloween, this twisted story of obsession reveals a love gone wrong — from first bite to final breath.—
Maggie Menderski,
The Courier-Journal,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But things quickly go off the deep end as, either by some psychotropic drug or virtual reality shenanigans, the game’s world is literally turned upside down with roads, building, and more warped to twist into sky like something out of Inception.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
19 Aug. 2025
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With respect to gender roles, for instance, the aggressive zombies incarnate a warped and rotted form of traditional masculinity, a perversion of the warrior ideal.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
9 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Our planet sits along one of the galaxy’s spiral arms, about halfway from the center, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Basse can replicate camera moves by selecting from a drop-down menu: zoom in or out, pan up or pan down, spiral.—
Zoë Schiffer,
Wired News,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Twining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twining. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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