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coiling

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coil

One entry found.

Main Entry: ²coil

Function: verb

Etymology: French coillir, cuillir to gather — more at cull

Date: 1611

transitive verb 1 : to wind into rings or spirals <coil a rope>
2 : to roll or twist into a shape resembling a coil <coiled herself up on the couch>intransitive verb 1 : to move in a circular or spiral course
2 : to form or lie in a coil

— coil·abil·i·ty \ˌkȯi-lə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

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