Translation guide
To wrap or wind something around an object, or to curl up around something. In Japanese, the expression depends on what is coiling and how.
To wind a rope, wire, vine, snake, etc., around something else.
Intransitive verb meaning 'to coil around' or 'to twine around'. Used for things like vines, snakes, or cords that wrap themselves around something.
The ivy is coiled around the tree.
The snake coiled around the branch.
Transitive verb meaning 'to wind something around'. Used when a person wraps a rope, tape, etc., around an object.
He coiled the rope around the post.
Intransitive verb meaning 'to twine around' or 'to cling to', often with a nuance of entanglement or difficulty to remove.
The fishing line coiled around my leg.
Colloquial phrase meaning 'to wind around and around'. Emphasizes repeated coiling.
I wound the bandage around my arm.
To wrap one's body, arms, or legs around something, often for comfort or protection.
Also used for people or animals wrapping themselves around something.
The cat coiled around my leg and won't let go.
Means 'to cling to' or 'to hold on tightly', often with arms and legs wrapped around.
Means 'to embrace tightly', often with arms wrapped around someone.
To arrange something into a coiled shape, like a rope or hose.
巻き付く is intransitive (something coils itself around), while 巻き付ける is transitive (someone coils something around). Use 巻き付く for natural growth or animal movement, and 巻き付ける for deliberate human action.
The ivy coils around the fence.
He coils the wire around the pole.
I coiled the cord around my hand and put it away.
The child clung to his mother, coiling his arms around her.
彼女は彼に抱きついた。
She threw her arms around him.
I laid the rope in a coil.
Please coil up the hose and put it away.