Coiling is an English word with synonyms like helical or spiral. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Coiling meaning
present participle and gerund of coil
Using Coiling
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of coil
- Useful related words include: helical, spiral, spiraling, volute.
- In the example corpus, coiling often appears in combinations such as: coiling around.
Context around Coiling
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Coiling
- In this selection, "coiling" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, two, unplugging, long, razor, reticulated and scaly stand out and add context to how "coiling" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a long coiling scaly fishlike and and unplugging coiling and uncoiling. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "coiling" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with coiling
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The bedroom ceiling collapsed, revealing not one, but two coiling reticulated pythons. (12 words)
Ball pythons are constrictors that subdue prey by coiling around and suffocating it. (13 words)
People attend "coiling" conventions where they display their home-made Tesla coils and other electrical devices of interest. (18 words)
If Representative Comer’s investigative team went to the city of Nogales to investigate Biden’s “radical open borders policy,” they could walk right up to a 20-foot-high border wall draped from top to bottom with rows of coiling razor wire. (43 words)
Wing Chun primarily encourages utilizing the whole upper body from the waist to maximize power, this is often referred to as "coiling", which increases impact and minimizes "telegraphing" strikes, and is motivated by observations of the snake. (37 words)
In case of power outage the coiling fire door does not need to close, but must be capable of automatic closing when given a signal from the building alarm systems or smoke detectors. (33 words)
Example sentences (10)
If Representative Comer’s investigative team went to the city of Nogales to investigate Biden’s “radical open borders policy,” they could walk right up to a 20-foot-high border wall draped from top to bottom with rows of coiling razor wire.
The bedroom ceiling collapsed, revealing not one, but two coiling reticulated pythons.
Ball pythons are constrictors that subdue prey by coiling around and suffocating it.
No cable is meant to endure constant plugging and unplugging, coiling and uncoiling, and getting repeatedly, albeit accidentally, stepped on.
They are non-venomous snakes and kill by constriction, latching on with their teeth and coiling around their prey.
Hesiod, Theogony 233 The Attic vase-painters showed the draped torso of Nereus issuing from a long coiling scaly fishlike tail.
In case of power outage the coiling fire door does not need to close, but must be capable of automatic closing when given a signal from the building alarm systems or smoke detectors.
People attend "coiling" conventions where they display their home-made Tesla coils and other electrical devices of interest.
The upper half of The Battle of Alexander expands with unreal rapidity into an arcing panorama comprehending vast coiling tracts of globe and sky.
Wing Chun primarily encourages utilizing the whole upper body from the waist to maximize power, this is often referred to as "coiling", which increases impact and minimizes "telegraphing" strikes, and is motivated by observations of the snake.
Common combinations with coiling
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: