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re-coiling

  • a word derived from coiling.
    coiling
    noun
    the act or process of arranging something, such as a cable, in the form of a coil or spiral, or of moving or growing in a pattern that resembles a coil or spiral.

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He looks at me quickly, in the middle of re-coiling a D string.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

Brice flung a second and better aimed handful of the dwindling fire in front of the re-coiling reptile.

From Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story by Albert Payson Terhune