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kiemurtelu — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • meander noun One of the turns of a winding, crooked, or involved course.
  • meandering noun An instance or period of roaming.
  • winding adj Curving and twisting repeatedly, rather than running straight.
  • wriggle verb To twist and turn the body with quick, small movements; to squirm.
  • zigzagging adj winding, twisting, turning or sinuous

Senses

kiemurtelu is used for these senses in English:

  • meander (geography) One of a series of regular sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings in the channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse
  • meander A tortuous or winding journey.
  • meandering An instance or period of roaming.
  • winding The act of twisting something, or coiling or wrapping something around another thing.
  • winding (especially, in the plural) A curving, sinuous, or twisting movement; twists and turns.
  • wriggle A wriggling movement.
  • zigzagging The movement or layout of something that zigzags.

meander — full definition

  1. noun One of the turns of a winding, crooked, or involved course.
  2. noun One of a series of regular sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings in the channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse
  3. noun A tortuous or winding journey.
  4. noun Synonym of Greek key, a decorative border; fretwork.

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