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serpentize

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To turn or bend like a serpent, first in one direction and then in the opposite; to meander.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • September 1, 1760, Horace Walpole, letter to George Montagu, Esq. The river runs before the door, and serpentizes more than you can conceive in the vale.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From serpent + -ize.