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serpentinehaving a winding or twisting shape or course like a snake

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: having a winding or twisting shape or course like a snake

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsɜːrpənˌtaɪn/

Korean meaning: 뱀처럼 구불구불하고 비틀린

Korean pronunciation: **서**펀타인

Example Sentences

  • My GPS kept recalculating as I drove the serpentine mountain road, probably because it was dizzy from all the turns.
  • The dancer's serpentine movements mesmerized the entire audience.
  • Following the serpentine hiking trail felt like being inside a snake's digestive system.

serpentine

ADJECTIVE

//ˈsɜːrpənˌtaɪn//

having a winding or twisting shape or course like a snake

serpentine concept
💡 Concept

a group of hikers follows a narrow trail that curves back and forth up the mountainside. The path winds left, then right, then left again in continuous S-shaped curves. As they walk, the hikers disappear behind rock outcroppings only to reappear higher up on another curve. The trail snakes its way up the steep slope like a ribbon wrapped around the mountain. Other hikers rest at various switchbacks, creating a chain of people following the twisting route. the trail having a winding or twisting shape like a snake

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈsɜːrpənˌtaɪn/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈsɜːpəntaɪn/

🌳Etymology

Rootserpent
Suffix--ine

Origin

From Latin 'serpentinus' meaning 'of or like a serpent,' derived from 'serpens' meaning snake. The word describes anything that twists and curves like a snake's movement.

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🎵Rhyme

antineantinevalentine
antine
antine
valentine

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My GPS kept recalculating as I drove the serpentine mountain road, probably because it was dizzy from all the turns.

The dancer's serpentine movements mesmerized the entire audience.

😄 Fun example

Following the serpentine hiking trail felt like being inside a snake's digestive system.

The architect designed a serpentine wall to create visual interest in the garden.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

windingtwistingcurvingmeanderingsinuous

Antonyms

straightdirectlinear

Related

snakecoilspiralzigzagundulating