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Meaning of twiny | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1
ˈtwaɪni

Definitions

  1. Tending to twine; twisting around.
  2. Made of twine; having the appearance of twine.
  3. fretful; uneasy
    UK, archaic, dialectal

Examples

“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[…]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

twirlable twirlier twirliest twirly twissel twist-off

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