His body coiled, ready to strike, and he started across the six-foot space.

A lean body coiled on his right arm.

Her whole body was coiling and contracting.

Her wiry body coiled as if preparing to strike.

The huge, snakelike body coiled and uncoiled about its prey.

Quickwater's eyes scanned, his body coiled and ready to spring.

At her touch, his body jerked and coiled, like a cobra, ready to strike.

Roy Deran prowled the hardwood floor, his voice and body coiled tight as springs.

The body coiled around under that elevated head as if independent of it, the tail section undulating in unnerving fashion.

Justin paced the room, his body coiled tight.