entwining
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present participleof entwine.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Europa, the king’s daughter, becomes enamored of the creature, entwining his horns with flowers and caressing him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Pets and humans have ever-broader options for entwining their daily lives, routines and milestone moments.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2025
Those two art forms are just at their kind of perfect entwining in “Succession.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
Here, the entwining duet looked closer to the cleaning of a messy toddler, but it helped reveal Cherkaoui’s heavy influence on the rolling, martial-arts flow of Kittelberger’s choreography.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2023
Mum Olga sighed, entwining her arm in his.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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