serpent
To wind or meanderTo wind or meander
» Your stepmother is a despicable serpent.
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2 senses(intransitive, obsolete)To wind or meander
(obsolete, transitive)To encircle.
Examples
24 sentencesYour stepmother is a despicable serpent.
She is treacherous, like a serpent.
ruОна коварна, как змея. — Wezel
deSie ist heimtückisch, wie eine Schlange. — Yorwba
She is as treacherous as a serpent.
ruОна коварна, как змея. — Wezel
deSie ist tückisch wie eine Schlange. — Yorwba
Ziri began yelling at the giant serpent.
Ziri quickly transformed into a giant serpent.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English serpent, from Old French serpent (“snake, serpent”), from Latin serpēnFrom Middle English serpent, from Old French serpent (“snake, serpent”), from Latin serpēns (“snake”), present active participle of serpere (“to creep, crawl”), from Proto-Italic *serpō, from Proto-Indo-European *serp-. In this sense, displaced native Old English nǣdre (“snake, serpent”), whence Modern English adder.
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Forms
serpents, serpenting, serpented, serpentedWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle