"serpentize" meaning in All languages combined

See serpentize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: serpentizes [present, singular, third-person], serpentizing [participle, present], serpentized [participle, past], serpentized [past]
Etymology: From serpent + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|serpent|ize}} serpent + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} serpentize (third-person singular simple present serpentizes, present participle serpentizing, simple past and past participle serpentized)
  1. (intransitive) To turn or bend like a serpent, first in one direction and then in the opposite; to meander. Tags: intransitive

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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