coiling
coil-ing
verb
Forming or winding into a spiral or a series of concentric rings.
"The snake was coiling around the warm rock."
noun
The act or process of winding or twisting into a spiral shape.
"The careful coiling of the hose prevented kinks."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: helical, voluted, whorled, spiral, volute, spiraling, spiralling, turbinate, coiled