sinuous

[US]/ˈsɪnjuəs/
[UK]/ˈsɪnjuəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. winding; curving; meandering.

Phrases & Collocations

sinuous road

sinuous river

Example Sentences

the sinuous grace of a cat.

the sinuous grace of a dancer.

the river follows a sinuous trail through the dale.

a snake writhing its body in a sinuous movement.

The river wound its sinuous way across the plain.

The 1913 Lullaby on an ancient Irish Tune is altogether edgier, with a sinuous winding melody and lilting polytonal exchanges.

Real-world Examples

Written in prose as sinuous as the creatures themselves, “Otter Country” is a celebration of Britain's wild otters.

Source: The Economist - Arts

She left without another word; her walk was so fluid, so sinuous that I felt a sharp pang of jealousy.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

With relief, I noted that the drawings were indeed beautiful: sinuous depictions of the body.

Source: Still Me (Me Before You #3)

She brought her bound legs up onto the seat, curled into a sinuous ball, staring at Scarface.

Source: "Dune" audiobook

And there's so much more! Long, sinuous rilles like dry river beds wind their way across the surface, actually the sites of ancient lava flows.

Source: Crash Course Astronomy

In nature, the artists found sinuous curves of plant life and insects to inspire a lightness and sensuality of form and a sense of movement in their work.

Source: Curious Muse

Affectionately the sinuous trunk encircled him, and he was swung to the mighty back where so often before he had lolled and dreamed the long afternoon away.

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 2)

And, for the most part, it had all of the classic traits that you expect a snake to have, like a long, sinuous body and ribs for days.

Source: PBS Earth - Animal Fun Facts

He walked around the living room slowly, picking up the onyx ashtray and the sinuous African-woman sculpture, putting them down, peering intently at the gilded artwork on the walls.

Source: Still Me (Me Before You #3)

Once an unwary crocodile attacked him but the sinuous trunk dove beneath the surface and grasping the amphibian about the middle dragged it to light and hurled it a hundred feet down stream.

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 2)

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