Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to serpentine
Participle: serpentined
Gerund: serpentining
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | serpentine |
| you | serpentine |
| he;she;it | serpentines |
| we | serpentine |
| you | serpentine |
| they | serpentine |
Perfect
| I | have serpentined |
| you | have serpentined |
| he;she;it | has serpentined |
| we | have serpentined |
| you | have serpentined |
| they | have serpentined |
Past
| I | serpentined |
| you | serpentined |
| he;she;it | serpentined |
| we | serpentined |
| you | serpentined |
| they | serpentined |
Pluperfect
| I | had serpentined |
| you | had serpentined |
| he;she;it | had serpentined |
| we | had serpentined |
| you | had serpentined |
| they | had serpentined |
Future
| I | will serpentine |
| you | will serpentine |
| he;she;it | will serpentine |
| we | will serpentine |
| you | will serpentine |
| they | will serpentine |
Future Perfect
| I | will have serpentined |
| you | will have serpentined |
| he;she;it | will have serpentined |
| we | will have serpentined |
| you | will have serpentined |
| they | will have serpentined |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | serpentine |
| you | serpentine |
| he;she;it | serpentine |
| we | serpentine |
| you | serpentine |
| they | serpentine |
Perfect
| I | have serpentined |
| you | have serpentined |
| he;she;it | have serpentined |
| we | have serpentined |
| you | have serpentined |
| they | have serpentined |
Imperfect
| I | serpentined |
| you | serpentined |
| he;she;it | serpentined |
| we | serpentined |
| you | serpentined |
| they | serpentined |
Pluperfect
| I | had serpentined |
| you | had serpentined |
| he;she;it | had serpentined |
| we | had serpentined |
| you | had serpentined |
| they | had serpentined |
Conditional
Present
| I | would serpentine |
| you | would serpentine |
| he;she;it | would serpentine |
| we | would serpentine |
| you | would serpentine |
| they | would serpentine |
Perfect
| I | would have serpentined |
| you | would have serpentined |
| he;she;it | would have serpentined |
| we | would have serpentined |
| you | would have serpentined |
| they | would have serpentined |
Imperative
| you | serpentine |
| we | Let's serpentine |
| you | serpentine |
Verbs conjugated like 'serpentine'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'serpentine'
serpentise,
serpentize,
serpentinise,
serpentinize,
turpentine,
segmentize,
serenise,
serenize,
serpent,
eventize,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English serpentine, from Old French serpentin, from Latin serpentīnus, from serpēns (“serpent”), equivalent to serpent + -ine.
Sample Sentences
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1813, George Nicholson, The Cambrian Traveller's Guidey
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There were two little lakes, or rather large pools which stood in the bottom, whence issued a rivulet which serpentined in view for two or three miles, offering a pleasing relief to the eye.
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The mountains were fully in their gorgeous autumn garb the next morning, as the train serpentined up and up toward the divide. [1912, William B. Simmons, “The First Tripper”, in Hamilton Literary Magazine, volume 47, page 123:]
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Most great mountain riders carve up the slope, serpentining as he climbs up the mountain. A mountain rider will as he loses momentum will turn out a bit, reducing the angle of attack. He will continue carving switchbacks, using body english jumping from one side of his sled to the other, as he continues climbing higher and higher. [2002 April 29, mixgreg, “Mountain Sledding”, in rec.sport.snowmobiles (Usenet):]
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At least one road here (the one serpentining up the mountain to Urfeld at the Walchensee) is prohibited for bicycles on weekends. [2012 January 29, Hans-Georg Michna, “GPS getting you into trouble”, in alt.satellite.gps.garmin (Usenet):]