serpentining
Moving in curves
Serpentining is moving in a winding, snake-like pattern—curving back and forth rather than proceeding straight.
The word typically describes physical movement: The river goes serpentining through the valley, She went serpentining through the crowd.
It can also describe anything that twists or meanders: The conversation kept serpentining back to the same topic.
Smooth limbless locomotion
- snakingMoving in curves
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
- curvingBending in arc
twisting · meandering · coiling · undulating · swerving · zigzagging · looping · gliding
slithering
Smooth limbless locomotion
curving · twisting · meandering · coiling · undulating · swerving · zigzagging · looping · gliding · sliding
spiral
Curve winding around center
- coilWound circular arrangement
- helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
- waveOscillating motion through medium
corkscrew · sinuosity · curvature · arc · loop · curl · undulation · contour · ribbon · scroll
switchback
Reversing mountain path
trail · road · route · river · canyon · mountain · pass · descent · traverse · corridor