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
Tiptoed straight into the melon patch, all viny, with melons ripe for the picking.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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
He, with viny crown advancing, First to the lively pipe his hand addrest; But soon he saw the brisk awak'ning viol, Whose sweet entrancing voice he loved the best.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Raymond MacDonald Alden
"We want to let the holidays just slip by without noticin'," Miss Viny told us.
From Friendship Village by Zona Gale
"MOVE?" echoed Viny with a start; "Oh, lawks! whatever's dat, Miss?"
From Twilight Stories by Margaret Sidney
Ruthlessly, then, they were pulled out and overhauled, while Viny reveled in each new discovery, chattering softly to herself in glee.
From Twilight Stories by Margaret Sidney
"It don't make naw difference as I can see, Miss 'Lisabeet," said Viny, when the new mistress carefully explained to her that she was a free agent from that time forth.
From Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches by Constance Fenimore Woolson
Shaking hands all round, and introducing Fanny, she hastily threw off her bonnet and shawl, and bidding Viny unpack the things, she set about dressing in good earnest.
From A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others by Julia Thompson von Stosch Schayer
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