ribboning
Winding in strips
Ribboning describes something moving, spreading, or forming in long, narrow strips like ribbons.
Smoke ribbons upward from a chimney.
A highway ribbons through the mountains.
The word captures sinuous, flowing movement or shape: Fog came ribboning across the valley, The road went ribboning into the distance.
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- flowingMoving continuously onward
- trailingFollowing behind something
- unfurlingOpening from rolled state
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
cascading · fluttering · billowing · snaking · curling · rippling · undulating · waving
Cutting away excess
- adorningAdding visual enhancement
- embellishingAdding decorative details
- wrappingOuter covering material
- festooningDecorating with draped ornaments
garnishing · bedecking · ornamenting · gift-wrapping · rosette · sash · streamer · curling
Curving repeatedly, sinuous
- switchbackReversing mountain path
- mountainTall natural landmass
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
- curvingBending in arc
scenic · highway · coastal · hillside · alpine · hairpin · meandering · twisting
streaming
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- flowingMoving continuously onward
- trailingFollowing behind something
- unfurlingOpening from rolled state
winding · cascading · fluttering · billowing · snaking · curling · rippling · undulating · waving · spiraling
trimming
Cutting away excess
- adorningAdding visual enhancement
- embellishingAdding decorative details
- wrappingOuter covering material
festooning · garnishing · bedecking · ornamenting · gift-wrapping · rosette · sash · streamer · curling · packages
winding
Curving repeatedly, sinuous
- switchbackReversing mountain path
- mountainTall natural landmass
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
curving · scenic · highway · coastal · hillside · alpine · hairpin · meandering · twisting · snaking
weaving
Interlacing strands into fabric
- threadingPassing strand through opening
- braidingInterlacing three strands
- interlacingCrossing and recrossing alternately
fabric · satin · silk · grosgrain · velvet · lacing · binding · edging · hemming · trimming
shaving
Removing hair with blade
garnishing · vegetable · carrot · chocolate · cucumber · citrus · mandoline · julienne · decorative · plating
ribboninguntying
Loosening a fastened cord
unbinding · unfastening · detaching · releasing · loosening
ribboningpooling
Merging shared contributions
spreading · puddling · diffusing · dispersing · massing
ribboningclustering
Forming concentrated groups
concentrating · centralizing · nucleating · densifying · compacting