Twining

[ twahy-ning ]
/ ˈtwaɪ nɪŋ /

noun

Nathan Farragut,1897–1982, U.S. Air Force general: chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1957–60.

Definition for twining (2 of 3)

twine 1
[ twahyn ]
/ twaɪn /

noun

verb (used with object), twined, twin·ing.

verb (used without object), twined, twin·ing.

to wind about something; twist itself in spirals (usually followed by about, around, etc.): Strangling vines twined about the tree.
to wind in a sinuous or meandering course.

Origin of twine

1
before 900; Middle English twine (noun), twinen (v.), Old English twīn (noun) literally, a double or twisted thread; cognate with Dutch twijn; akin to German Zwirn, Old Norse tvinni thread, twine; see twi-

OTHER WORDS FROM twine

twine·a·ble, adjective twin·er, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH twine

twain twin twine

Definition for twining (3 of 3)

twine 2
[ twahyn ]
/ twaɪn /

verb (used with or without object), twined, twin·ing. Scot.

to separate; part.
Also twin.

Origin of twine

2
1175–1225; late Middle English twinen, variant of earlier twinnen, derivative of twin twin1

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British Dictionary definitions for twining

twine
/ (twaɪn) /

noun

verb

Derived forms of twine

twiner, noun

Word Origin for twine

Old English twīn; related to Old Frisian twīne, Dutch twijn twine, Lithuanian dvynu twins; see twin