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coiled

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kɔɪld/

adj

  1. In the form of coils; having coils.

    a coiled serpent

  2. Prepared and poised to act, like a snake that has coiled its lower body so it can strike.

    Two first-half goals from the Colombian forward Radamel Falcao won the game, allowing Atlético to spend the final hour or so sitting deep, coiled always for a breakaway.

    Nicole Kidman’s coiled intensity and muscular direction by Phillip Noyce give this nautical thriller a disquieting sense of dread.

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of coil