Twining

[ twahy-ning ]

/ ˈtwaɪ nɪŋ /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Twining

Twin Falls, twinflower, twinge, twi-night, twi-nighter, Twining, twinjet, twink, twin killing, twinkle, “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”

How to use Twining in a sentence

In the twining of English holly and Western pine upon the great English novelist's grave the poet expresses a happy thought.
Dickens in Camp|Bret Harte
She threw off her blanket of green, and purple, and white, and stretched her twining arms to him.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children|Mabel Powers
He found his way past the outer wall, through the open gate where the weeds were already twining.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
Over all swayed a few aged cypresses, an oleander thicket, ferns, and the twining wild vine.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis

"It would bring my mother into this," he objected, twining his fingers about each other and shuffling his feet.
The Winning Clue|James Hay, Jr.