coil
noun
a connected series of spirals or rings that rope, wire, or the like has been formed into.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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I am coiling, coiling, coiling Into the can, And thinking, thinking, thinking, Of my dear man.
From The Spinners by Eden Phillpotts