捻
to twist with fingers; wick; dialect: to dredge
Meanings
3 senses · 15 examplesverb
to twist with fingers; to twine
Describes the action of twisting materials together with fingers to form threads or ropes.
She is twisting threads to prepare for weaving.
Grandma twisted a rope with cotton.
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He twisted the wool while staring at the TV.
In traditional craftsmanship, twisting threads is the first step in making carpets.
The children are twisting willow branches to play in the yard.
noun
wick; twisted wick
Refers to a twisted piece of material, often used as a wick for lighting or as a component of ropes.
The wick of this oil lamp needs to be replaced.
He made a paper wick with waste paper to start a fire.
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The candle's wick is too thin and easily goes out.
The old man raised the lamp wick higher, making the room brighter.
The twist of this rope is very tight and doesn't easily come undone.
verb
dialect: to dredge; to scoop up (mud, etc.)
dialectA dialect term primarily used in some regional Chinese to describe dredging or scooping up mud from river bottoms.
Fishermen are dredging river mud to use as fertilizer.
This farm tool is specifically used for dredging silt from river bottoms.
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Every spring, they dredge river mud to clean the watercourse.
He used a long-handled tool to dredge up the silt from the river bottom.
In my hometown, dredging river mud is a traditional farm task.