coil
noun
a connected series of spirals or rings that rope, wire, or the like has been formed into.
have coiled
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present perfectof coil.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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People have to connect in a different building, and we have coiled 38 miles of cable in a box that creates this physical distance.
From The Verge ● Jul. 2, 2015
We have coiled up our hair and crossed take-out chopsticks in it.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
His dead limbs have coiled every part Of my body in tentacles.
From Sword Blades and Poppy Seed by Amy Lowell
Under the ground some of the caterpillars have coiled themselves up and gone to sleep; others have finished their sleep and have flown out on many-hued wings as butterflies or moths.
From The Sun's Babies by Edith Howes
And when you are round upon the other tack, and have coiled down, let the men clear away the long gun on the forecastle and get up a few rounds of ammunition.
From A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron by Edward S. Hodgson
