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1
: a leaf, stipule, or stem modified into a slender spirally coiling sensitive organ serving to attach a climbing plant to its support
2
: something suggestive of a tendril
creeping tendrils of fog
Examples of tendril in a Sentence
A few tendrils of hair framed her face.
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The rest of her hair was pulled up in an undone updo, with a handful of delicately curled tendrils falling down her shoulders for extra romantic effect.
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 Feb. 2026
The rest of Kidman’s red hair was styled in voluminous curls with face-framing tendrils around her face, showing off her smoky eyeshadow and deep mauve lipstick.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 3 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, Rihanna was the most famous beauty spotted, attending Christian Dior in side tendrils and a twisted bun.
—Essence, 30 Jan. 2026
The cover of Scientific American in August 1985 showed the set unfolding in fiery tendrils.
—Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 Feb. 2026
The rest of Kidman’s red hair was styled in voluminous curls with face-framing tendrils around her face, showing off her smoky eyeshadow and deep mauve lipstick.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 3 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, Rihanna was the most famous beauty spotted, attending Christian Dior in side tendrils and a twisted bun.
—Essence, 30 Jan. 2026
The cover of Scientific American in August 1985 showed the set unfolding in fiery tendrils.
—Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Tendril.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tendril. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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tendril
noun
ten·dril
ˈten-drəl 
1
: a slender leafless winding stem by which some climbing plants fasten themselves to a support
2
: something that curls like a tendril
tendrils of hair
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