winding
Adjective:
- Having a twisting or turning course: Describes something, typically a path, road, or river, that follows a route with many curves, bends, or turns.
- Coiled or spiraled: Describes something that is formed into a series of loops or coils.
Noun:
- The act of twisting or coiling: The action of wrapping something around itself or another object.
- A single turn or bend in a coiled or twisting object.
Adjective:
- The car slowly navigated the winding mountain road. (Describes a road with many curves.)
- We followed the winding path through the ancient forest. (Describes a path that is not straight.)
- Be careful with that winding cable on the floor. (Describes a cable that is coiled or looped.)
Noun:
- The winding of the yarn onto the spool must be even. (Refers to the action of coiling the yarn.)
- One more winding of the rope around the post should secure it. (Refers to a single turn or coil.)
"Winding up" (phrasal verb, separate from the adjective/noun 'winding'): To bring something to an end or conclusion.
- The company is winding up its operations in the region. (This uses the verb 'wind' /waɪnd/, not the adjective/noun 'winding'.)
In technical contexts: Refers to coils of wire, as in electrical motors or transformers.
- The engineer checked the primary winding of the transformer. (A specialized use of the noun.)
Wind (verb) /waɪnd/: To move in or have a twisting or spiral course; to wrap something around an object.
- The river winds through the valley.
- Please wind the hose around the reel.
Wind (noun) /wɪnd/: Moving air. (This is a different word with the same spelling but a different pronunciation and meaning).
Winder (noun): A person or device that winds something (e.g., a clock-winder).
- Adjective: Curving, twisting, meandering, serpentine, sinuous, tortuous.
- Noun: Coiling, twisting, turn, bend, loop.
- Adjective: Straight, direct, linear.
Winding down: (Phrasal verb from 'wind' /waɪnd/) Gradually relaxing or reducing activity.
- After a busy week, I'm just winding down at home.
Winding sheet: An archaic term for a shroud (a cloth in which a dead person is wrapped).
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of a path e.g.
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meandering streams
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rambling forest paths
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the river followed its wandering course
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a winding country road
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marked by repeated turns and bends
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a tortuous road up the mountain
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winding roads are full of surprises
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had to steer the car down a twisty track
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the act of winding or twisting
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he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind
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