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Winding

/ˈwaɪndɪŋ/

To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.

📖 Definitions of "Winding"

verb
  1. 1

    To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.

  2. 2

    To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.

    "The boxer was winded during round two."

  3. 3

    To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.

  4. 4

    To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.

verb
  1. 1

    To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.

    "to wind thread on a spool or into a ball"

  2. 2

    To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.

    "Please wind that old-fashioned alarm clock."

  3. 3

    To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.

  4. 4

    To travel in a way that is not straight.

    "Vines wind round a pole.  The river winds through the plain."

noun
  1. 1

    Something wound around something else.

  2. 2

    The manner in which something is wound.

  3. 3

    One complete turn of something wound.

  4. 4

    (especially in the plural) Curving or bending movement, twists and turns.

adjective
  1. 1

    Twisting, turning or sinuous.

  2. 2

    Spiral or helical.

🔄 Synonyms of "Winding"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
crookedNot straight; having one or more bends or angles.
twistnounA twisting force.
meanderingnounWinding or rambling.
tortuous(often figurative) Twisted; having many turns; convoluted.
ramblingnounOf a speech: meandering, long and digressing.
windnoun(countable, uncountable) Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
indirectnounNot direct:
wanderingnounWhich wanders; travelling from place to place.
twistingnounHaving many twists
twistynounCharacterised by a twist or twists; twisting.

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WordDefinition
twistverbA twisting force.
crookedNot straight; having one or more bends or angles.
twistynounCharacterised by a twist or twists; twisting.
meanderingnounWinding or rambling.
tortuous(often figurative) Twisted; having many turns; convoluted.
wanderingnounWhich wanders; travelling from place to place.
ramblingnounOf a speech: meandering, long and digressing.
indirectverb(programming, transitive) To access by means of indirection; to dereference.
twistingnounHaving many twists
coilverbSomething wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
rollverb(ergative) To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.
oscillatingMoving in a repeated back-and-forth motion; coming and going.
spoolverbTo wind on a spool or spools.
braidingnounA braided trimming used as decoration on clothes or curtains.
closingnounThe act by which something is closed.
rollingnounMoving by turning over and over about an axis.
chingverbTo chink or clink; to make a ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck.
serpentinenounOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes.
sinuousHaving curves in alternate directions; meandering.
circuitousBeing a long and winding route.

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