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  • past participle of coil.
  • past tense form of coil.
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coiled

ADJECTIVE
curled up
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
uncoiled


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Her eyes narrowed, her mighty muscles drew themselves together like springs being upcoiled, she half crouched, and her head turned sharply to the left, listening.

From Kings in Exile by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir




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