winding

[ wahyn-ding ]

/ ˈwaɪn dɪŋ /

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noun

the act of a person or thing that winds.

a bend, turn, or flexure.

a coiling, folding, or wrapping, as of one thing about another.

something that is wound or coiled, or a single round of it.

Electricity.

a symmetrically laid, electrically conducting current path in any device.
the manner of such coiling: a series winding.

adjective

bending or turning; sinuous.

spiral, as stairs.

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a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides.

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Origin of winding

before 1050; Middle English (noun), Old English windung (noun); see wind², -ing¹, -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM winding

wind·ing·ly, adverbwind·ing·ness, noun

Words nearby winding

Windhoek, windhover, Windies, windigo, wind indicator, winding, winding drum, winding frame, winding number, winding sheet, winding staircase

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Foreign tourists would often hike up the winding road and camp out in the ruins.
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Emma von der Tann followed her guide up a winding stairway which spiraled within a tower at the end of a long passage.
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Look, he's winding up the watch of his wit: by and by it will strike.
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Between the Great and the Little Bear, we can distinguish a winding procession of smaller stars.
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There was but a winding trail to the top, and few had made acquaintance with it.
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The minister reaches this enclosure by means of two winding stairways, curtained with red drapery along their sides.
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British Dictionary definitions for winding

winding

/ (ˈwaɪndɪŋ) /

noun

a curving or sinuous course or movement

anything that has been wound or wrapped around something

a particular manner or style in which something has been wound

a curve, bend, or complete turn in wound material, a road, etc

(often plural) devious thoughts or behaviourthe tortuous windings of political argumentation

one or more turns of wire forming a continuous coil through which an electric current can pass, as used in transformers, generators, etc

another name for wind 2 (def. 14)

a coil of tubing in certain brass instruments, esp the French horn

adjective

curving; sinuousa winding road

Derived forms of winding

windingly, adverb

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