Used in a Sentence

twining

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for twining.

Editorial note

(The name is a pun: a real-world rope is made by twining together lots of smaller strings.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of twining gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

noun

A place in the United States:

noun

A village in Mason Township and Turner Township, Arenac County, Michigan.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for twining.

noun

A surname.

noun

A place in the United States:

noun

A village in Mason Township and Turner Township, Arenac County, Michigan.

noun

A ghost town in Taos County, New Mexico.

Example sentences

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(The name is a pun: a real-world rope is made by twining together lots of smaller strings.

2

They still exist, but on a smorgasboard of options presented by the twining together of internet and culture.

3

Senator Byrd's life—like most of ours—has been the struggle of warring impulses, a twining of darkness and light.

4

That leave it to blasting and twining, which will probably wipe out any saving made by reusing that freight line.

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Consider this:chopsticks are soft under a microscope, webbies, and twining vines all apply more pressure from tangles of animal blood.

6

They might be twining multiple threads (each themselves consisting of multiple strands) together to make an especially strong dragline or something.

7

If anyone likes overtone singing mixed with western styles definitely check out Toby Twining [0].

8

The Twining Memo alone, if meditated on and considered for its implications, proves beyond a doubt the reality of the phenomenon.

9

A basic exercise is twining your forearms around each other and stretching them gently.

10

Different species use either twining stems, tendrils, aerial roots or holdfasts.

11

My wife keeps asking me if I prefer Twining English Breakfast or Irish Breakfast tea.

12

The parts which are single lane allow only transit in one direction at a time currently, so twining it will not solve the current problem.

Quote examples

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It's just one step away from saying consciousness is "mystical" or created by philotic twining.

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The "...long-rifle of the air age..." -- Nathan Twining.

3

The image chosen to demonstrate this idea depicts twining vines; it isn't just a series of "independent" abstract blobs and ignoring that fact leads to some awkward / inelegant shapes.

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[1] See Terence Anderson, David Schum, and William Twining, "Analysis Of Evidence".

Proper noun examples

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An early handwritten document with forward slashes in lieu of fraction bars is Thomas Twining's Ledger of 1718...

2

Twining's loose-leaf Earl Grey (the square yellow can) is the perfect coffee replacement.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use twining in a sentence?

(The name is a pun: a real-world rope is made by twining together lots of smaller strings.

What does twining mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is twining?

twining is commonly used as noun.