coil round

Examples (10)

• A large python had coiled itself round the tree trunk.
• The child coiled her arms round her mother's neck for a hug.
• Ivy has started to coil round the old stone wall.
• Watch how the octopus coils its tentacles round its prey.
• He carefully coiled the rope round the wooden post to secure the boat.
• A tendril from the vine will eventually coil round that fence.
• Smoke from the chimney seemed to coil round the moonlit sky.
• The snake was slowly coiling itself round the unsuspecting bird.
• A sense of dread began to coil round his heart.
• To create the knot, you first coil the string round your finger.