entwining
entwining is the present participle and gerund of entwine.
Meaning of entwine
Verb
entwine (third-person singular simple present entwines, present participle entwining, simple past and past participle entwined)
- To twist or twine around something (or one another).
- Twilight, ascending slowly from the east, / Entwin'd in duskier wreaths her braided locks / O'er the fair front and radiant eyes of day; […]1815 September 10 – December 14, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “Alastor; or, The Spirit of Solitude”, in Alastor; or, The Spirit of Solitude: And Other Poems, London: […] Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, […]; and...
- Synonyms:
- betwine, intertwine, twine, braid, entwist, interlace, interthread, intertwist, interweave, lace
Noun
entwining (plural entwinings)
- The action or situation of something that entwines.
Forms of entwining
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Questions about entwining
- What does entwining mean?
- Entwining means the action or situation of something that entwines.
- What is entwining the present participle and gerund of?
- Entwining is the present participle and gerund of entwine.
- What part of speech is entwining?
- Entwining is a noun.
- What is the plural of entwining?
- The plural of entwining is entwinings.
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