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weaving

verb , present participle of weave

Synonyms and Antonyms of weaving

1 to cause to twine about one another

as they have for the past two centuries, crafters continue to weave osiers into the distinctive baskets that are the island's trademark

Synonyms of weaving

enlacing, entwining, implicating [archaic], interlacing, intertwining, intertwisting, interweaving, inweaving, lacing, plying, twisting, wreathing, writhing

Words Related to weaving

braiding, plaiting, platting, pleaching

blending, fusing, joining, linking, mixing

Near Antonyms of weaving

disentangling, uncoiling, untangling, untwining, unwinding

2 to scatter or set here and there among other things

a political commentator who slyly weaves lies into the truth

Synonyms of weaving

interlacing, interspersing, interweaving, lacing, salting, threading, wreathing

Words Related to weaving

inserting, intermingling, mingling, mixing

alternating, juxtaposing

amalgamating, assimilating, blending, combining, commingling, embodying, fusing, incorporating, integrating, merging

3 to move suddenly aside or to and fro

a van weaving through traffic with reckless speed

Synonyms of weaving

dodging, ducking, jinking, sidestepping, slaloming, zigzagging

Words Related to weaving

avoiding, eluding, escaping, evading, parrying, shirking, skirting

deflecting, turning

sliding, slipping

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