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winding
[ wahyn-ding ]
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.
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 behaviour
the 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
- See windanother name for wind 2
- a coil of tubing in certain brass instruments, esp the French horn
adjective
- curving; sinuous
a winding road
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Derived Forms
- ˈwindingly, adverb
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Other Words From
- winding·ly adverb
- winding·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
One of its few concessions to the luxurious standards of the neighbors is a long, winding road.
Check out Le Marais, one of the oldest quarters of the city, where gay-friendly establishments line the winding cobbled lanes.
You will find winding pasture for sheep and highland cattle.
Bulbous columns, winding staircases, and whimsical bas-reliefs of mythical creatures wrap around the palace.
But now time is winding down, and he appears more willing to take risks.
If you use it wisely, it may be Ulysses' hauberk; if you reject it, the shirt of Nessus were a cooler winding-sheet!
They may be made both winding and pumping engines at the same time, if so required.
I shall also bring drawings with me for one or two winding engines for the same place.
He also ordered one or two winding engines, in addition to the pumping engines.
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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