SERPENTIZE

Etymology

Verb

serpentize (third-person singular simple present serpentizes, present participle serpentizing, simple past and past participle serpentized)

(intransitive) To turn or bend like a serpent, first in one direction and then in the opposite; to meander.

Source: Wiktionary


Ser"pent*ize, v. i.

Definition: To turn or bend like a serpent, first in one direction and then in the opposite; to meander; to wind; to serpentine. [R.] The river runs before the door, and serpentizes more than you can conceive. Walpole.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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