serpentize

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verb

To 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.”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person serpentizes · participle present serpentizing · participle past serpentized · past serpentized

  1. intransitiveTo 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.

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APA

serpentize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serpentize

MLA

“serpentize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serpentize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “serpentize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serpentize.

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