to corkscrew
2
6.8
- verb
- /ˈkɔrkˌskru/
:
enroscarse
- Jelly and Sissy are socked into one another now, and they arch and push and corkscrew and jackknife softly but with pronounced cadence.
- corkscrewing through the air
- corkscrewing its way
I'm going to do more of these, these little curls sort of corkscrewing down the neck.
- I'm going to do more of these, these little curls sort of corkscrewing down the neck.
Examples
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Sparks corkscrew up a chimney.
Fiction book (2001) -
Corkscrewing out and forward, they kept up their fire until they were out of the Star Destroyer's primary attack zone.
Fiction book (1998) -
So it actually would self kind of Corkscrew, Corkscrew the material through and then dump it out outside of the wheelbarrow.
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With "Red Paper Lanterns," Maybeshewill corkscrews further up the mountain.
Blog text (28) -
With a ramp corkscrewing up the outside of the pyramid, the corners couldn't be completed until the final stage of construction.
Academic text (2007) -
He went corkscrewing up the stairs to his quarters, leaving the painting of La Belle Conchita, as nature had intended her, for Fred to put away.
Fiction book (1995) -
Although the researchers didn't recognize its importance, an image from the survey may show a ramp still open inside the pyramid, running parallel to the outer face of the structure and turning 90 degrees at the corners, corkscrewing up to the top.
Academic text (2009) -
Sinklar watched a corkscrewing LC careen across the battlefield, hover for a moment over the knoll, and dart off to safety.
Fiction book (1992) -
The airplane was corkscrewing downward as the pilot struggled to regain control.
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The car began corkscrewing on the winding road, making it difficult to stay on course.
Synonyms
231
1.7
To turn something so it becomes a curved or spiral shape
120
2.7
To move in a twisting or circular way
39
4.0
To move in a curve around a center while rising or falling slowly
38
2.1
To turn your body quickly in a circle many times
17
2.6
To turn quickly in a circle or twist
12
6.9
Spin around in circles or spirals
9
3.7
To move quickly in a circle, often through the air
8
4.4
To move in a winding path like a river
7
3.8
To wind something into loops or move in a spiral
3
4.6
To move by twisting and wriggling to get through a small space
1
5.3
To rise while turning around in round circles
1
6.4
To move along a path that zigzags up or down a slope
1
9.2
To move in a circle or spiral
To twist something into a tight coil
To twist or coil together into a spiral shape
To wind or twist inward in a spiral like a snail's shell
To wrap something by turning it around another object
Having sharp turns that go first one way then the other
To move in slow twisting ways like smoke or vines
Compounds
- Specialized
A tropical vine with bright yellow and purple flowers whose petals twist like a snail shell
How Twisted
Surface Forms
Etymology
Corkscrew as a verb comes from the same idea: it means to move in a twisting, spiral way like the metal part of a corkscrew. So we use it to describe things such as smoke or a river that 'corkscrewed' up or along.