tendril

noun

ten·dril | \ ˈten-drəl

Definition of tendril

1 : a leaf, stipule, or stem modified into a slender spirally coiling sensitive organ serving to attach a climbing plant to its support

2 : something suggestive of a tendril creeping tendrils of fog

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Examples of tendril in a Sentence

A few tendrils of hair framed her face.

Recent Examples on the Web One large whirl captured by an infrared camera shows a thin tendril snaking high above the rest of the flames. — Lila Seidman, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2021 One large whirl captured by an infrared camera shows a thin tendril snaking high above the rest of the flames. — Lila Seidman, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2021 One large whirl captured by an infrared camera shows a thin tendril snaking high above the rest of the flames. — Lila Seidman, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2021 One large whirl captured by an infrared camera shows a thin tendril snaking high above the rest of the flames. — Lila Seidman, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2021 One large whirl captured by an infrared camera shows a thin tendril snaking high above the rest of the flames. — Lila Seidman, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2021 One large whirl captured by an infrared camera shows a thin tendril snaking high above the rest of the flames. — Lila Seidman, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2021 One large whirl captured by an infrared camera shows a thin tendril snaking high above the rest of the flames. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2021 This fabled 125-mile stretch of road runs alongside a slender tendril of water called Turnagain Arm before ascending into the dramatic Chugach and Kenai Mountains, where ancient glaciers wink through summertime greenery. — Katie Pesznecker, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2021

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