winding
Americannoun
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the act of a person or thing that winds.
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a bend, turn, or flexure.
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a coiling, folding, or wrapping, as of one thing about another.
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something that is wound or coiled, or a single round of it.
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Electricity.
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a symmetrically laid, electrically conducting current path in any device.
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the manner of such coiling.
a series winding.
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adjective
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bending or turning; sinuous.
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spiral, as stairs.
noun
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a curving or sinuous course or movement
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anything that has been wound or wrapped around something
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a particular manner or style in which something has been wound
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a curve, bend, or complete turn in wound material, a road, etc
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(often plural) devious thoughts or behaviour
the tortuous windings of political argumentation
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one or more turns of wire forming a continuous coil through which an electric current can pass, as used in transformers, generators, etc
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another name for wind 2
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a coil of tubing in certain brass instruments, esp the French horn
adjective
Other Word Forms
- windingly adverb
- windingness noun
Etymology
Origin of winding
before 1050; Middle English (noun), Old English windung (noun); wind 2, -ing 1, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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Fury revelled in the spotlight at Monday's news conference, delivering his trademark long and winding answers as he came face-to-face with Makhmudov at the north London venue.
From BBC
He said the team had painstakingly recreated recognisable elements of the town, such as the winding alleyways and the texture of the piers.
From BBC
The long and winding route to his house takes us through the back gardens of Palestinian homes, and along stony pathways, to a hill overlooking the neighbourhood.
From BBC
The tragedy has shaken the tight-knit town of about 2,400 people, which is set along a few winding rural roads in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
From BBC
Homan has long advocated a less conspicuous approach to immigration enforcement, and on Thursday, he said he would be winding down the immigration operation there.
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