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Antonyms for entwining

Grammar : Verb
Spell : en-twahyn
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈtwaɪn


Definition of entwining

Origin :
  • also intwine, 1590s, from en- (1) "make, put in" + twine (n.). Related: Entwined; entwining.
  • verb twist around
Example sentences :
  • Among the Druids, the mistletoe was also sacred especially when entwining the oak.
  • Extract from : « The God-Idea of the Ancients » by Eliza Burt Gamble
  • What a fine new ray of light you are entwining with your many-colored wreath!
  • Extract from : « The Brownings » by Lilian Whiting
  • And if it succeeds in entwining itself about you, it crushes you with every part of its sinuous length.
  • Extract from : « What and Where is God? » by Richard La Rue Swain
  • Among other creepers was the vanilla, entwining itself round the trees and producing a pleasing effect.
  • Extract from : « The Young Llanero » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • Cora stood foremost among the prisoners, entwining her arms in those of Alice, in the tenderness of sisterly love.
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The beeches, meeting aloft and entwining, fling the light and the spirit of the cathedral to the mossy floors.
  • Extract from : « Nights in London » by Thomas Burke
  • At another point, the lady may "lean gently on his shoulder," their arms (as it appears) "entwining."
  • Extract from : « The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 » by Ambrose Bierce
  • Entwining of the thistle around the maple tree, Scotia's sons have indented their names deep in Canadian history.
  • Extract from : « Poems of James McIntyre » by James McIntyre
  • At each of the 135four corners is a colossal candelabrum of cast iron, with entwining serpents of bronze gilded.
  • Extract from : « Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 » by John Lloyd Stephens
  • In the art of entwining the garlands of rhetoric around the framework of argument, Sheil stands conspicuous.
  • Extract from : « The Young Priest's Keepsake » by Michael Phelan

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