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entwine
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
entwine
(verb)
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entwine
/ɪn
ˈ
twaɪn/
verb
entwines
;
entwined
;
entwining
entwine
/ɪn
ˈ
twaɪn/
verb
entwines
;
entwined
;
entwining
Learner's definition of ENTWINE
:
to twist together or around
[
+ object
]
The snake
entwined
itself around the branch.
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—
often used as
(be) entwined
The roses
were entwined
in an iron fence.
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often used figuratively
Their lives
were
tragically
entwined
. [=
intertwined
]
The themes in the novel are closely
entwined
.
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[
no object
]
Their lives
entwined
tragically.
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