veiny
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of veiny
Example Sentences
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I’m not sobbing because Zverev won or because my hands remind me of my grandmother’s, though slightly less waxy, veiny and spotted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2024
“I bought you something, baby,” she said, her veiny hands gripping a crumpled paper bag.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2023
Storks and turkey vultures urinate on their legs to keep cool, for example, and kangaroos lick their veiny forearms to keep them moist.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 17, 2023
But the postwar generation did not necessarily riff on Hans Wegner’s familiar blond chairs or Tapio Wirkkala’s leaf-shaped veiny trays.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2020
“Look at all the lovely gifts you brought me,” the witch gushed, clasping her veiny hands together.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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