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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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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How to use winding in a sentence

During the fall and winter, the natural world is waning—experiencing a gradual winding down of energy.
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After a long and winding season, we should be in store for a tightly contested championship that looks as close as any we’ve seen in a while.
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It’s a long, winding, asbestos-laden series of events that began in 2013, when the city of San Diego was scoping out downtown buildings to house its employees.
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One of its few concessions to the luxurious standards of the neighbors is a long, winding road.
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Check out Le Marais, one of the oldest quarters of the city, where gay-friendly establishments line the winding cobbled lanes.
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You will find winding pasture for sheep and highland cattle.
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Bulbous columns, winding staircases, and whimsical bas-reliefs of mythical creatures wrap around the palace.
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But now time is winding down, and he appears more willing to take risks.
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If you use it wisely, it may be Ulysses' hauberk; if you reject it, the shirt of Nessus were a cooler winding-sheet!
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They may be made both winding and pumping engines at the same time, if so required.
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I shall also bring drawings with me for one or two winding engines for the same place.
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He also ordered one or two winding engines, in addition to the pumping engines.
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Without another word she left him, and where he stood he could hear her steps as she tripped down the winding staircase of stone.
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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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