ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Twiny

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈtwaɪni/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Twiny is an adjective meaning Tending to twine; twisting around.

Meaning

Tending to twine; twisting around.

More Meanings

  1. Made of twine; having the appearance of twine.
  2. (UK, North Country, dialect, archaic) fretful; uneasy

Example Sentences

a plant with a twiny stem
And so one may re-read 'Epithalamion', observing that to put off bleached linen and woven woolwear and twiny boots is (even if comic) to shuffle off this mortal coil[…]

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tendril, twisty, twinelike, twiddly, vining, tortive.

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