entwist

verb

Definition of entwistnext
as in to braid

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entwist
  1. braid
  2. wind
  3. plait
  4. twine
  5. entwine
  6. writhe
  7. weave
Verb
  • Maybe Happy Ending An originally Korean musical that lies somewhere between rom-com and Klara and the Sun with a score that braids Burt Bacharach and Joe Hisaishi, Maybe Happy Ending is a rare and delicate thing among the already small number of original musicals that come to New York each year.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
  • While older ghosts were braided into the everyday life of peasant society marking crises and plentitude alongside of joys and fears, the modern specter, whose features were now homogenized across cultures, only represented fear.
    Tithi Bhattacharya / Made by History, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of braid
Verb
  • Instead, its enduring appeal has always been its effervescent scene found in winding laneways, blockbuster art galleries, and innovative kitchens.
    Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Nov. 2024
  • After the mining ended, sand dunes took over, and course designers used all of that bumpy elevation to create a whimsical playground where fairways wind through grassy mounds and small ponds.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of wind
Verb
  • The key difference is that Bora Bora braids are typically plaited in line with the existing length of your natural hair, allowing the remainder of the curly human hair to billow outwards and form the bulk of the hairstyle.
    Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 29 July 2024
  • Even Kim Kardashian’s tousled platinum hair was loosely plaited into a fishtail braid in the back.
    Hannah Coates, Vogue, 7 May 2024
Definition of plait
Verb
  • Doree is lavish and royal with golden pillars and a twining wine cellar at its center.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
  • This gorgeous twining vine produces oodles of colorful blooms throughout the summer, which—if pollinated—form flattened pods that can be eaten like other green beans.
    Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2024
Definition of twine
Verb
  • Business and politics have long been intricately entwined in Vietnam.
    Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Meticulously entwined with the defining details of Mary’s case is a comprehensive history of the exploitation and mistreatment of Native people in North America.
    Joe Leydon, Variety, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of entwine
Verb
  • As Tinashe writhed, jumped and danced around the room, her fans did the same, albeit on the dance floor.
    Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Then, Rocky’s girlfriend Adrian, who has just entered the arena to see Rocky at his worst, writhing in pain on the canvas.
    Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of writhe
Verb
  • Sailing to Byzantium weaves a dialogue between the works of Greek artist Alekos Fassianos (1935-2022) and the hHammam’s rich historical and cultural heritage.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement Movies Review: ‘Madame Web’ weaves its way into primo ridiculousness, but Dakota Johnson fans should see it Feb. 13, 2024 Privileged but sad teen Sergei Kravinoff (Levi Miller) is attacked by a lion on a hunting safari with his Russian gangster father, Nikolai (Russell Crowe).
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of weave
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