coiled

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔɪld/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɪld

Verb

coiled

1. simple past and past participle of coil

Adjective

coiled (comparative more coiled, superlative most coiled)

1. In the form of coils; having coils.

   a coiled serpent

2. Prepared and poised to act, like a snake that has coiled its lower body so it can strike.
   • 2012 May 9, Jonathan Wilson, “Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Two first-half goals from the Colombian forward Radamel Falcao won the game, allowing Atlético to spend the final hour or so sitting deep, coiled always for a breakaway.

   • (Can we date this quote?), Rotten Tomatoes, (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[2]:

     Nicole Kidman’s coiled intensity and muscular direction by Phillip Noyce give this nautical thriller a disquieting sense of dread.

Synonyms

• looped

Derived terms

• hypercoiled
• noncoiled
• undercoiled

Translations

having coils

• Esperanto: volvita
• Latin: tortilis
• Māori: koromeke, kōmekemeke
• Old Norse: hringleginn
• Welsh: torchog

Anagrams

• cleido-, coldie, docile