as in to curl
to follow a circular or spiral course
the snake silently twined around the tree trunk
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Recent Examples of twine
This gorgeous twining vine produces oodles of colorful blooms throughout the summer, which—if pollinated—form flattened pods that can be eaten like other green beans.
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Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2024
The two are twined together, equally crucial to the endgame: a simultaneous orgasm of structural devices.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2024
In a dappled forest, vines twine up trees, reaching ever upward and away from the dark.
—Quanta Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
Some, such as climbing roses, need to be physically attached to structures, while others, such as morning glories, are twining and will loop themselves around trellis openings.
—Deb Wiley, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2024
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Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2024
The two are twined together, equally crucial to the endgame: a simultaneous orgasm of structural devices.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2024
In a dappled forest, vines twine up trees, reaching ever upward and away from the dark.
—Quanta Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
Some, such as climbing roses, need to be physically attached to structures, while others, such as morning glories, are twining and will loop themselves around trellis openings.
—Deb Wiley, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2024
See All Example Sentences for twine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twine
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The comedian curls the viewer into the drama of his own debasement, Limon theorized, and the relationship is christened, if the joke works, with a laughter that amalgamates the many into one.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
The New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2025
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Her cigarettes stayed in the bathroom, smoke curling out the window and drifting over the neighbor’s fence.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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The pertinence of this story to current events will likely be the first thing anyone focuses on, and rightly so, but the directors also deserve credit for the film’s tightly coiled, deeply felt terror, panic, and betrayal. 32.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
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But, about halfway into the story, Proulx abandons her customary prose style, which is as coiled as a rattlesnake and about as sentimental, in order to cut loose and give the boys their first moment of physical tenderness.—
Michael Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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These geodesics would wind around the same region of a surface for a long time, forming convoluted tangles.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Mar. 2025
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The vegan fragrance opens with notes of jammy fig before winding through earthy vetiver and honeyed jasmine sambac.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Twine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twine. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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