serpentize
serpentize · serpentizes · serpentized · serpentizing
To turn or bend like a serpent, first in one direction and then in the oppositeTo turn or bend like a serpent, first in one direction and then in the opposite; to meander.
Meaning
1 sensesTo 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.
Origin
From serpent + -ize.From serpent + -ize.
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Forms
serpentizes, serpentizing, serpentized, serpentized| Base form | serpentize · to serpentize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | serpentizes |
| Present participle | serpentizing |
| Past simple | serpentized |
| Past participle | serpentized |
regular · Lesson
Lessons 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