serpentize

serpentize
\\ˈ ̷ ̷pən.ˌtīz, -nt.ˌīz\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: serpent (I) + -ize

the river … serpentizes more than you can conceive in the vale — Horace Walpole


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  • Serpentize — Ser pent*ize, v. i. To turn or bend like a serpent, first in one direction and then in the opposite; to meander; to wind; to serpentine. [R.] [1913 Webster] The river runs before the door, and serpentizes more than you can conceive. Walpole.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • serpentize — ser·pent·ize …   English syllables

  • Serpentine — Ser pen*tine, v. i. To serpentize. [R.] Lyttleton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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