undulation

Example Sentences

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Her boss' stiff façade slips as his spine and joints move in a constant state of undulation.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2025

The team didn’t see telltale signs of lateral undulation, the kind of movement that would indicate swimming played a prominent role in the evolutionary loss of limbs.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 26, 2023

Unlike in skeletal muscles, in the cell membrane of the heart muscle are finger-like discs that conduct the undulation required for pumping.

From Science Daily • Sep. 22, 2023

Eye-popping film of Gertie’s 1940 undulation and collapse became familiar to those in the 1950s who watched its repeated airings on the weekly ABC-TV series “You Asked For It.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2023

I proceeded to jump up, get my head and shoulders into the window, and then attempt, via a complicated torso undulation, to dance the caterpillar into the house.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green