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serpentine

[sur-puhn-teen, -tahyn] / ˈsɜr pənˌtin, -ˌtaɪn /


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The singer also wore white Louboutin heels and a serpentine necklace by Bulgari.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

The artwork depicts a fantastical creature combining multiple striking features, including a spiral horn, elongated snout, hooked teeth, wings, and a serpentine tail.

From Science Daily May 4, 2026

The advance is sometimes serpentine, which is why market volatility should be considered something to monetize—or mostly ignore.

From Barron's Dec. 24, 2025

With that as the framework from which “House of Ashur” operates, Tarabay understands the eternal allure of the gladiator as opposed to the serpentine psychological maneuvering of Roman senators.

From Salon Dec. 7, 2025

A knight stands in the road, his shoulders rising and falling, his sword in its scabbard casting a serpentine shadow on the ground.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

“Through the peaks and valleys and alleyways we serpentined through together you were always there,” he continued.

From Fox News Jun. 10, 2019

Downstairs, a line that started forming nearly an hour early had serpentined past racks of fluorescent wigs and novelty socks all the way to the front door.

From New York Times Feb. 28, 2019

As they serpentined down the murky Itaquaí, signs of civilization receded.

From Washington Post

In Tunis an angry mob, forming spontaneously, serpentined through the narrow streets shouting "Down with Italy!" and "Long Live France!"

From Time Magazine Archive

Good God!' said my aunt, with great indignation, 'I am not going to be serpentined and corkscrewed out of my senses!'

From David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles

John Wallace kicked field goals of 37 and 39 yards, the latter coming after Chucky Williams’ serpentining interception return and giving Louisville a one-point lead with 1:25 left in the third.

From Washington Times Oct. 30, 2015

It represented a large lady going along a serpentining up-hill gravel-walk, to attend a little church. 

From Doctor Marigold by Dickens, Charles

There's a serpentining walk up each of the mounds, that gives you the yard and neighbourhood changing every moment.

From Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles

We curved the hill and entered a forest of spruce, the path serpentining between the tree-boles, the wheels running silent on immemorial mould.

From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Kipling, Rudyard

After crossing the bridge over the stream that runs serpentining through the Upper Hadleigh Wood on its way to join the Rod River, they were soon at the Abbey Cross Roads.

From The Devil's Garden by Maxwell, W. B.




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