coiling
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Coil \Coil\ (koil), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coiled (koild); p. pr. & vb. n. Coiling.] [OF. coillir, F. cueillir, to collect, gather together, L. coligere; col- + legere to gather. See Legend, and cf. Cull, v. t., Collect.]
1.To wind cylindrically or spirally; as, to coil a rope when not in use; the snake coiled itself before springing. [1913 Webster]
2.To encircle and hold with, or as with, coils. [Obs. or R.] --T. Edwards. [1913 Webster]
coiling \coiling\ adj.
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Syn: helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled. [WordNet 1.5]