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schlängeln — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • snake noun A long, legless reptile that moves by slithering, some species of which are venomous.
  • undulate verb To cause to move in a wavelike motion.
  • wiggle verb To move with small, quick side-to-side or back-and-forth motions.
  • wriggle verb To twist and turn the body with quick, small movements; to squirm.

Senses

schlängeln is used for these senses in English:

  • snake (intransitive) To follow or move in a winding route.
  • undulate (transitive) To cause to resemble a wave.
  • wiggle (transitive, intransitive) To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; to shake or jiggle.
  • wriggle (intransitive) To twist one's body to and fro with short, writhing motions; to squirm.

snake — full definition

  1. noun A long, legless reptile that moves by slithering, some species of which are venomous.
  2. noun Informally, a deceitful or untrustworthy person.
  3. verb To move or wind in a curving, twisting path.
  4. verb To clear a blocked pipe using a long, flexible plumbing tool.

undulate — full definition

  1. verb To cause to move in a wavelike motion.
  2. verb To cause to resemble a wave.
  3. verb To move in wavelike motions.
  4. verb To appear wavelike.

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