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Grammar : Adj
Spell : sin-yoo-uhs
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪn yu əs



Definition of sinuous

Origin :
  • "full of turns and curves," 1570s, from Latin sinuosus "full of curves, folds, or bendings," from sinus "curve, fold, bend" (see sinus). Related: Sinuously; sinuousness.
  • adj winding, twisting
Example sentences :
  • With a sinuous movement she turned on her elbow to face him.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • For what end are her fair complexities, her changes of soil, her sinuous coast?
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • Sinuous and supple, she was exquisitely feminine to the finger tips.
  • Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
  • Lithe and sinuous as a panther, he rode with a perfect ease that was captivating.
  • Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
  • The sinuous Ravi river was hardly half an English mile distant.
  • Extract from : « The Coming Conquest of England » by August Niemann
  • I cannot join the general public in admiring the sinuous majesty of the cats.
  • Extract from : « David Lannarck, Midget » by George S. Harney
  • "Snaky" was Belle's thought of the woman; "sinuous" was Garlock's of the man.
  • Extract from : « The Galaxy Primes » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • Their figures are lithe and they walk well, with a sinuous swagger.
  • Extract from : « In Mesopotamia » by Martin Swayne
  • The river ran in a wide and sinuous band to the east and the south.
  • Extract from : « A Spoil of Office » by Hamlin Garland
  • She executes a sinuous pantomimic dance of youth and desire.
  • Extract from : « Clair de Lune » by Michael Strange

Synonyms for sinuous

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