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sidewind en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To move sideways, especially in a series of S-shaped curves.
    • The year is 1837, and the Cuyahoga is the sidewinding river separating the empire of Cleveland from the more rough-hewn frontier town of Ohio City. 2020 October 6, Stephen Markley, “Pete Beatty’s ‘Cuyahoga’ Images an Ohio, and a Country, Divided”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 15 Oct 2020:

Forms

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sidewinds Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
sidewound Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sidewound Tense=Past lexicographic
sidewinded Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sidewinded Tense=Past lexicographic
sidewinding Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

sidewinder

sidewind en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From side + wind.

Meanings

  1. A wind blowing from the side.

Forms

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sidewinds Number=Plur lexicographic