as in coiling
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
as in curled
to follow a circular or spiral course
a vine coiling around a pillar
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of coiled
Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Sula’s head rested on her arm, an undone braid coiled around her wrist.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
In 2017 Dikansh Parmar of the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change in Germany, rescued an Indian cobra (Naja naja) coiled around a train’s window bars that was hissing and, understandably, frightening passengers.
—Richard Kemeny, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
The lights, neatly coiled last January, have evolved into a glowing knot of holiday resentment.
—Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
Enormous ventilation pipes were coiled like snakes on the roof of the building.
—Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
Anyway, because of the *slightly* complex situation with the aneurysm (nothing bad, just not typical), it wasn’t coiled that weekend.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Photos from the organization show the python safely coiled on a white towel after it had been brought in.
—Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
For loc’d and tightly coiled textures, where rinsing is more difficult, a detox is even more important.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
The form recalls the work’s titular gastropod—massive, coiled, immobilized by its own weight.
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Sula’s head rested on her arm, an undone braid coiled around her wrist.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
In 2017 Dikansh Parmar of the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change in Germany, rescued an Indian cobra (Naja naja) coiled around a train’s window bars that was hissing and, understandably, frightening passengers.
—Richard Kemeny, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
The lights, neatly coiled last January, have evolved into a glowing knot of holiday resentment.
—Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
Enormous ventilation pipes were coiled like snakes on the roof of the building.
—Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
Anyway, because of the *slightly* complex situation with the aneurysm (nothing bad, just not typical), it wasn’t coiled that weekend.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Photos from the organization show the python safely coiled on a white towel after it had been brought in.
—Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
For loc’d and tightly coiled textures, where rinsing is more difficult, a detox is even more important.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coiled
Verb
-
The students passing precious paintings up to safety, bracing against waters that curled around hips and thighs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
-
Vinicius Jr received a pass from team-mate Kylian Mbappe, dribbled away from Benfica right-back Amar Dedic and curled a superb right-footed shot into the far top corner of the goal.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
-
This proximity allows the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to resolve remarkable details in the tightly wound spiral arms of the galaxy.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
4 Mar. 2026
-
Our friends at Sam’s Club have your back with seasonal sweets, supplies, and dishes—even a spiral Easter ham, if that’s what your family enjoys—to make hosting easier this season.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
What looks remote on a flat map proves adjacent when the map is curved.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
-
Almost shaped like the letter G, the industrial form is curved inward to create room (but taking up more square footage) for the table’s mango-wood surface.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
-
Violent confrontations targeting Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota are being driven by outside actors exploiting chaos, not organic protest, according to a protest insider warning that the situation is rapidly spiraling.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
-
Demonstrations broke out over the near-collapse of the rial and spiraling economic conditions but grew to become a larger movement against the regime.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
-
And, everywhere, warm and cold fronts rub against each other, setting off still more swirling changes.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
-
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse Surrounded by the swirling storms of the Oklahoma Dust Bowl, Billie Jo is striving to survive after a terrible accident takes her mother’s life.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
-
Tight baseline battles, pressure from Shelton and counterattacks from Ruud, using the violent topspin of those big looping forehands.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
-
Maggie Daley Park Chicago The quarter-mile outdoor skating ribbon in Maggie Daley Park—with 27,500 feet of ice surface—is a looping path with slight elevation changes that curves past pine trees, a rock climbing wall, and a gorgeous city view.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Midwest Living,
4 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Coiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coiled. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
