Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

entwine

/ɪnˈtwaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: en-twine
IPA: /ɪnˈtwaɪn/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To twist or twine around something (or one another).

Example Sentences

"Twilight, ascending slowly from the east, / Entwin'd in duskier wreaths her braided locks / O'er the fair front and radiant eyes of day; […]"
"Swearing doesn't just mean what we now understand by "dirty words". It is entwined, in social and linguistic history, with the other sort of swearing: vows and oaths."
"And with the story of the booking office, we have a fortune deeply entwined with the stations encasing them."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English twine English entwine From en- + twine (verb).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪnˈtwaɪn/
British English: /ɪnˈtwaɪn/

Inflected Forms

entwines (present, singular) entwining (participle, present) entwined (participle, past) entwined (past) intwine (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

disentwine entwinement entwining entwiningly

Synonyms

betwine intertwine twine braid entwist entwine interlace interthread intertwist interweave lace lock

Rhymes With

line fine design sign mine nine wine decline define divine shine pine

Questions

How do you pronounce entwine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈtwaɪn/.
What does entwine mean?: To twist or twine around something (or one another).
Where does entwine come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English twine English entwine From en- + twine (verb).

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