viny
adjective
of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling vines.
viny
1 American
[vahy-nee]
/ ˈvaɪ ni /
Viny
2
American
[vahy-nee]
/ ˈvaɪ ni /
noun
Etymology
Origin of viny
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“I want each sequential change of mind in its true, knotted, clotted, viny multifariousness, with all of the colorful streamers of intelligence still taped on,” he wrote in an early essay, “Changes of Mind.”
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2012
He’s camped out in the viny, snake-ridden woods behind the Food Lion in Troy, N.C.
From Washington Post
The gardens were all brown stalks and stubble and fallen leaves by now, and so was this one, except for one viny upshoot of green and red.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
Tiptoed straight into the melon patch, all viny, with melons ripe for the picking.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
A piece of bonnet-wire makes the best stem if you wish to give the true viny effect of the growth.
From Little Folks' Handy Book by Adelia B. (Adelia Belle) Beard
Here! give me your arm, Viny, and take me over to the girls'.
From Mrs. Tree by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards
Old man Sim Gallman was my old missus' brother; she was Miss Viny Cannon.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration
"See how splendid you can be, Viny dear," she said kindly.
From Twilight Stories by Margaret Sidney
I know how," said Viny, perfectly overcome with the greatness thrust upon her; "it's to slip crickets under her feet to put her toes onter.
From Twilight Stories by Margaret Sidney
One evening, toiling home through the white sand after a late music-lesson, laden with a bag of flour which she would not trust Viny to buy, she heard a girl's voice singing.
From Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches by Constance Fenimore Woolson
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