Twining vs. Twinning
Twining and Twinning Definitions
Twining
To twist together (threads, for example); intertwine.
Twinning
The bearing of twins.
Twining
To form by twisting, intertwining, or interlacing
Twined the cord from plant fibers.
Twinning
A pairing or union of two similar or identical objects.
Twining
To encircle or coil about
A vine twining a tree.
Twinning
(Mineralogy) The formation of twin crystals.
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Twining
To wind, coil, or wrap around something
"She was twining a wisp of hair very slowly around her fingers" (Anne Tyler).
Twinning
Present participle of twin
Twining
To become twisted, interlaced, or interwoven
The branches of one tree twined with those of another.
Twinning
Action of the verb to twin
Twining
To go in a winding course; twist about
A stream twining through the forest.
Twinning
Giving birth to twins
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Twining
To wind or coil about something
Morning glories twining about stakes.
Twinning
The pairing of similar objects (such as towns)
Twining
A strong string or cord made of two or more threads twisted together.
Twinning
(crystallography) the formation of twin crystals
Twining
Something formed by twining
A twine of leaves.
Twinning
(transport) the conversion of a road into a dual carriageway
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Twining
(countable) A layout or motion that twines.
Twinning
Biparous
Twining
Complaining or grumbling
Twinning
The assemblage of two or more crystals, or parts of crystals, in reversed position with reference to each other in accordance with some definite law; also, rarely, in artificial twinning (accomplished for example by pressure), the process by which this reversal is brought about.
Twining
That twines.
Twinning
Producing two offspring at a time
Twining
Present participle of twine
Twining
Winding around something; twisting; embracing; climbing by winding about a support; as, the hop is a twining plant.
Twining
The act of one who, or that which, twines; (Bot.) the act of climbing spirally.
