coiling

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coiling

/ˈkɔɪlɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɔɪlɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of coil

noun coilings

The pattern or motion of something that coils. Holding out her small olive hand before her captain, she said in mild and slowest Spanish, "Senor, I buried him;" then paused, struggled as against the writhed coilings of a snake, and cringing suddenly, leaped up, repeating in impassioned pain, "I buried him, my life, my soul!"
The process of fitting a ship with electromagnetic coils, so that it can be degaussed while travelling.

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@misc{coiling_2026,
  title = {coiling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coiling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}