sinuate

UK: /ˈsɪnjʊɪt/

US: (adj. sin′yo̅o̅ it, -āt′, v. sin′yo̅o̅ āt′)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

sin•u•ate  (adj. sin′yo̅o̅ it, -āt′, v. sin′yo̅o̅ āt′), adj., v., -at•ed, -at•ing. 
adj. Also, sin′u•at′ed. 

1. bent in and out;
   winding;
   sinuous.
2. Botany having the margin strongly or distinctly wavy, as a leaf.

v.i. 

3. to curve or wind in and out;
   creep in a winding path:
   a snake sinuating along the ground.

• Latin sinuātus past participle of sinuāre to bend, curve. See sinus, -ate¹
• 1680–90

sin′u•ate•ly, adv. 

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sinuate / ˈsɪnjʊɪt -ˌeɪt/, sinuated adjective

1. Also: sinuous (of leaves) having a strongly waved margin
2. another word for sinuous

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin sinuātus curved; see sinus, -ate¹

ˈsinuately adverb