serpentize en · VERB
Etymology
From serpent + -ize.
Meanings
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(intransitive) To turn or bend like a serpent, first in one direction and then in the opposite; to meander.
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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| serpentized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| serpentized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| serpentizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| serpentizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |