twinning

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle of twin. Use this form for the ongoing act of pairing two things.

   Two cities are twinning to share school programs.

   She spent the year twinning her town with one in Spain.

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   When two towns or other similar places are joined as official partners.

   Like two pen pals who agree to stay in touch, but the friends are whole towns.

   The twinning of the two villages led to yearly student exchanges.

   Their town's twinning brought visitors from across Europe.

   Similarpairing, partnership, linking

3. 3
   noununcountable

   The making of two babies during a single pregnancy.

   Like a fruit tree that grows two apples where you'd expect one.

   Twinning is more common in some animals than others.

   Higher twinning rates appear in certain families.

4. 4
   noununcountable

   Bringing two babies into the world in one birth.

   Her twinning came after a long and tiring labor.

   The farmer recorded the goat's twinning in his ledger.

5. 5
   adjective

   Giving birth to two young from a single pregnancy.

   Like a plant that puts out two flowers on one stem instead of one.

   The twinning ewe needed extra hay through the winter.

   Farmers value twinning cows for their larger herds.

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6. 6
   noununcountable

   Changing a single road into a wider one with a barrier separating the two directions.

   Like turning a narrow bridge into two lanes split by a wall down the middle.

   The highway twinning will cut down on accidents along that stretch.

   Drivers welcomed the twinning of the coastal road.

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7. 7
   noununcountable

   When two crystals grow joined together in a matching pattern.

   Like two snowflakes that grow stuck together along one shared edge.

   Twinning can change how a gemstone reflects light.

   The mineral showed clear twinning under the microscope.

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8. 8
   noununcountable

   A change in which a person becomes an exact copy of someone else.

   Like a magic mirror that makes you look exactly like the person standing in front of it.

   The story's twinning turned the hero into his rival's double.

   Fans enjoyed the twinning that made both characters look identical.

   Similarduplication, cloning

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