Serpentining

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    gerund of serpentine: a serpentine twisting. form-of, gerund

    "Among the waltzings, and the droppings, and the swarmings of the sounds, Pierre now heard the tones above deftly stealing and winding among the myriad serpentinings of the other melody: […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of serpentine form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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curvedaberrantaberrativeacuteaffluentambagious

Example

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"Among the waltzings, and the droppings, and the swarmings of the sounds, Pierre now heard the tones above deftly stealing and winding among the myriad serpentinings of the other melody: […]"

Etymology

From serpentine + -ing.

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