intertwist

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in·ter·twist

(ĭn′tər-twĭst′)

tr. & intr.v. in·ter·twist·ed, in·ter·twist·ing, in·ter·twists

To intertwine.

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intertwist

Past participle: intertwisted
Gerund: intertwisting

Imperative
intertwist
intertwist

Present
I intertwist
you intertwist
he/she/it intertwists
we intertwist
you intertwist
they intertwist

Preterite
I intertwisted
you intertwisted
he/she/it intertwisted
we intertwisted
you intertwisted
they intertwisted

Present Continuous
I am intertwisting
you are intertwisting
he/she/it is intertwisting
we are intertwisting
you are intertwisting
they are intertwisting

Present Perfect
I have intertwisted
you have intertwisted
he/she/it has intertwisted
we have intertwisted
you have intertwisted
they have intertwisted

Past Continuous
I was intertwisting
you were intertwisting
he/she/it was intertwisting
we were intertwisting
you were intertwisting
they were intertwisting

Past Perfect
I had intertwisted
you had intertwisted
he/she/it had intertwisted
we had intertwisted
you had intertwisted
they had intertwisted

Future
I will intertwist
you will intertwist
he/she/it will intertwist
we will intertwist
you will intertwist
they will intertwist

Future Perfect
I will have intertwisted
you will have intertwisted
he/she/it will have intertwisted
we will have intertwisted
you will have intertwisted
they will have intertwisted

Future Continuous
I will be intertwisting
you will be intertwisting
he/she/it will be intertwisting
we will be intertwisting
you will be intertwisting
they will be intertwisting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been intertwisting
you have been intertwisting
he/she/it has been intertwisting
we have been intertwisting
you have been intertwisting
they have been intertwisting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been intertwisting
you will have been intertwisting
he/she/it will have been intertwisting
we will have been intertwisting
you will have been intertwisting
they will have been intertwisting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been intertwisting
you had been intertwisting
he/she/it had been intertwisting
we had been intertwisting
you had been intertwisting
they had been intertwisting

Conditional
I would intertwist
you would intertwist
he/she/it would intertwist
we would intertwist
you would intertwist
they would intertwist

Past Conditional
I would have intertwisted
you would have intertwisted
he/she/it would have intertwisted
we would have intertwisted
you would have intertwisted
they would have intertwisted

Translations

attorcigliare intrecciare

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References in classic literature ?

His great lips present a cable-like aspect, formed by the intertwisting, slanting folds of large wrinkles.

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More seriously, in the January 1931 issue of Apollo the sublimely named Creassey Tattersall, though ostensibly writing on the subject of carpets and textiles, gave notice that the connoisseur, whether interested 'in the shaping of wood, of metal, or of clay; whether he is concerned with the exquisite manipulation of the pencil or the skilful intertwisting of woollen or silken yarns--there will be much for him to study and admire; more, indeed, than he can assimilate if he spends at Burlington House the whole seven weeks or so that the exhibition will remain open.'

Reflecting the excitement over a landmark show of Persian art in London in 1931, Apollo feted it in five consecutive issues

His great lips present a cable-like aspect, formed by the intertwisting, slanting folds of large wrinkles.