entwine

American  

[en-twahyn] / ɛnˈtwaɪn /

verb (used with or without object)

entwined, entwining

1. to twine with, about, around, or together.

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entwine British  

/ ɪnˈtwaɪn /

verb

1. (of two or more things) to twine together or (of one or more things) to twine around (something else)

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Other Word Forms

• entwinement noun

Etymology

Origin of entwine

First recorded in 1590–1600; en- ¹ + twine ¹

Example Sentences

But Gorillaz has always been a group entwined with different, equally heavy topics.

From Los Angeles Times

Emeritus professor Maggie Humm, vice chair of the Virginia Woolf Society of Great Britain, said the view was "absolutely central to Woolf, absolutely entwined".

From BBC

While sorting though the donations, volunteers at Food Works Sheffield uncovered two carrots so tightly entwined they looked as though they were embracing.

From BBC

And so it goes in “The Last Kings of Hollywood,” as the lives and ambitions of Messrs. Coppola, Lucas and Spielberg entwine around one another in a triple helix.

From The Wall Street Journal

So, too, is the film’s music, composer Anthony Willis and soundtrack artist Charlie XCX entwining raspy strings with grimy, ominous shudders.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• coil
• enmesh
• entangle
• intertwine
• interweave
• weave