snaking
蛇行,蛇形,蜿蜒曲折,蛇形结构
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- : any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
- : a treacherous person; an insidious enemy.Compare snake in the grass.
- : Building Trades. Also called auger, plumber's snake. a device for dislodging obstructions in curved pipes, having a head fed into the pipe at the end of a flexible metal band.Also called wirepuller. a length of resilient steel wire, for threading through an electrical conduit so that wire can be pulled through after it.
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snaked, snak·ing.
- : to move, twist, or wind: The road snakes among the mountains.
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snaked, snak·ing.
- : to wind or make in the manner of a snake: to snake one's way through a crowd.
- : to drag or haul, especially by a chain or rope, as a log.
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The fish are plentiful, but there are also venomous snakes, crocodiles, and even man-eating tigers.
On the beach around the pond Cutler was dazzled by an assortment of “shells of different kinds, turtles, frogs, toads, lizards, water snakes, etc.”
The snake eats by “slowly cutting back and forth until it can put its head in.”
To find the closest veterinarian that treats snakes or the fastest route to school, you might type the relevant question into Google and then review its list of possible solutions.
Because snake plants, or sansevieria, are so common, Gordon suggests going with a more interesting species of the genus.
The frozen Yukon River, snaking its way to the Bering Sea, was visible from my window on the Cessna.
The line grew quickly and into the hundreds of people, snaking through the narrow hallways and out to Hiawassee Road.
Elegant sheaths bore the marks of copper zippers snaking up the back and around the neckline.
Which meant we had to get into a long snaking line in order to turn over our unwieldy luggage.
They confirmed the discoveries by snaking listening devices and search cameras through tiny breaches in the concrete.
In a few minutes the stout chain was snaking its way down through the blue-green ocean.
The long, snaking hose filled and plumped out with snappings.