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serpenting

serpenting is the present participle and gerund of serpent.

Meaning of serpent

Verb

serpent (third-person singular simple present serpents, present participle serpenting, simple past and past participle serpented)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To wind or meander
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To encircle.
    • fruit-trees, whose boles are serpented with excellent vines1645 February 9 (Gregorian calendar), John Evelyn, “[Diary entry for January 31 1645]”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, […], 2nd edition...

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Questions about serpenting

What is serpenting the present participle and gerund of?
Serpenting is the present participle and gerund of serpent.

Words near serpenting in the dictionary

  1. Serpentine-Jarrahdale
  2. serpentined
  3. serpentinely
  4. serpentineness
  5. serpentines
  6. serpenting
  7. Serpentinian
  8. Serpentinians
  9. serpentinic
  10. serpentinicolous
  11. serpentiniferous

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