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Definition of twine verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

twine

verb

NAmE//twaɪn//

[intransitive, transitive] twine (something) around/through/in somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they twine

he / she / it twines

past simple twined

-ing form twining

to wind or twist around something; to make something do this ivy twining around a tree trunk She twined her arms around my neck.

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