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# sinuous

adjective (sinuous, more sinuous, most sinuous)

«sinuous» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Curving and winding, with many bends, like a snake or a river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sinuous/#m1)
2. Moving in a smooth, twisting, graceful way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sinuous/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in descriptive writing and geography (a sinuous river, a sinuous road). Science: snakes and eels move in sinuous waves. In The Wind in the Willows the river is described as a sleek, sinuous, full-bodied animal, chasing and chuckling, which enchants Mole.

### Examples

- The river was sinuous and full of bends. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sinuous/#x1)
- The snake moved in a sinuous way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sinuous/#x2)
- A sinuous path wound up the mountain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sinuous/#x3)
- Mole had never seen such a sleek, sinuous river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sinuous/#x4)
- The dancer's arms made sinuous shapes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sinuous/#x5)
- Eels swim with sinuous movements. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sinuous/#x6)

### Note

Say «SIN-yoo-us». Comes from Latin «sinus» (a curve). Not the same as «sinewy» (strong and muscly).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sinuous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sinuous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sinuous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sinuous.html) on Mova free.