veiny
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of veiny
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Then, after he talks himself out, he gyrates to the music, waving his veiny arms in the air.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2025
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
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
Mr. Slobodianiuk, the former soldier, a slender man with short hair and veiny arms, was heading home to Vinnytsia in central Ukraine to join his wife, twin daughters and three-year-old grandson.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2022
Supplicants approach him and put their hands on his veiny arms and bony shoulders, seeking healing from maladies real or imagined.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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