Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • So as to be sinuous; in a sinuous manner.

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  • adverb In a sinuous manner.

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  • adverb in a sinuous manner

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Examples

  • In a finished "presentation drawing" of Cleopatra, the poisonous snake by which the Egyptian queen will take her life winds about her shoulders, intersecting with a sinuously hanging braid of her hair.

    Masters of Men and Machines Francis X. Rocca 2011

  • Little did we realise then, as we watched him writhe sinuously across a Persian rug on what may well have been the set of the old Fry's Turkish Delight ad, how prescient the oiled Britfunkster's words would prove.

    Wimbledon deafened by cacophony of body language | Harry Pearson 2011

  • Like most divas of the Italian cinema of this era, she moves sinuously and elegantly, giving herself more to the camera than to the man she seduces.

    George Heymont: The Myth of the Deadly Diva George Heymont 2012

  • Smooth, hard tendrils slid over one another sinuously, locking thorns here and there but ultimately heading his way.

    The Girl (Heart That’s Healing) « A Fly in Amber 2009

  • Like most divas of the Italian cinema of this era, she moves sinuously and elegantly, giving herself more to the camera than to the man she seduces.

    George Heymont: The Myth of the Deadly Diva George Heymont 2012

  • Sharon's bass and breathily intoned vocals are often the crux of a song, and sparseness and restraint always the watchwords, with even guest Johnny Marr reining himself in so his guitar sinuously entwines with the bass and synth lines on Can't Put it Down Until it Ends.

    Pajama Club: Pajama Club – review 2011

  • In Tung Hing's work, water moves sinuously across the six panels, as it does in the Sung dynasty brush paintings of Chao Pochu, and prominent buildings anchor either end of this outstanding piece.

    Chinese Behind the Lens Richard B. Woodward 2011

  • The three bronze legs of a circular table have cloven hoofs for feet, and curve sinuously into horse's heads.

    The Gracious Art of Living Judy Fayard 2011

  • A metal rod will wrap sinuously around the cable, culminating in a saucer projecting LED light upward toward the incandescent, an interplay of the modern and traditional, and a new take on the ner tamid , or eternal light.

    A Synagogue for the Young 2011

  • Like most divas of the Italian cinema of this era, she moves sinuously and elegantly, giving herself more to the camera than to the man she seduces.

    George Heymont: The Myth of the Deadly Diva George Heymont 2012

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