sinuate

S1I1N1U1A1T1E1
/ˈsɪnju.eɪt/

verb

To advance in wavy or curvy manner, to bend, to curve, to wind in and out

“A road that sinuates through the valley.”

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sinuouswigglycurvedcurvingsmooth
OriginLatin sinuatus →
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Meanings

verbsinuate (third-person singular simple present sinuates, present participle sinuating, simple past and past participle sinuated)

present singular third person sinuates · participle present sinuating · participle past sinuated · past sinuated

  1. To advance in wavy or curvy manner, to bend, to curve, to wind in and out

    A road that sinuates through the valley.

adjectivesinuate (comparative more sinuate, superlative most sinuate)

comparative more sinuate · superlative most sinuate

  1. sinuous
  2. Having wavy indentation on its border or edge.
  3. biologyRoughly the same height for most of its length, becoming much shallower and then curving back towards the stem before reaching the attachment point.

    In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe is sinuate.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecurved or curving in and out

Similar
sinuouswigglycurvedcurving

adjectivehaving a strongly waved margin alternately concave and convex

Similar
smooth
Also see
sinuoussmoothwiggly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinsinuatus
  2. Englishsinuate

From Latin sinuatus, past participle of sinuare (“to wind, bend”), from sinus (“a bend”). See also sine, from Latin sinus.

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Translations

Czech vlnit se, klikatit se
  • vlnit seto curve or bend
  • klikatit seto curve or bend
Finnish kiemurrella, mutkitella
  • kiemurrellato curve or bend
  • mutkitellato curve or bend
French sinuer
  • sinuerto curve or bend
Spanish festoneado
  • festoneadoroughly the same height for most of its length

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

suanite
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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