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Winding
/ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
📖 Definitions of "Winding"
- 1
To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
- 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
To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.
- 4
To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.
- 1
To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.
"to wind thread on a spool or into a ball"
- 2
To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.
"Please wind that old-fashioned alarm clock."
- 3
To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
- 4
To travel in a way that is not straight.
"Vines wind round a pole. The river winds through the plain."
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Something wound around something else.
- 2
The manner in which something is wound.
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One complete turn of something wound.
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(especially in the plural) Curving or bending movement, twists and turns.
- 1
Twisting, turning or sinuous.
- 2
Spiral or helical.
🔄 Synonyms of "Winding"
10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| crooked | Not straight; having one or more bends or angles. |
| twistnoun | A twisting force. |
| meanderingnoun | Winding or rambling. |
| tortuous | (often figurative) Twisted; having many turns; convoluted. |
| ramblingnoun | Of 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. |
| indirectnoun | Not direct: |
| wanderingnoun | Which wanders; travelling from place to place. |
| twistingnoun | Having many twists |
| twistynoun | Characterised by a twist or twists; twisting. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Winding"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| twistverb | A twisting force. |
| crooked | Not straight; having one or more bends or angles. |
| twistynoun | Characterised by a twist or twists; twisting. |
| meanderingnoun | Winding or rambling. |
| tortuous | (often figurative) Twisted; having many turns; convoluted. |
| wanderingnoun | Which wanders; travelling from place to place. |
| ramblingnoun | Of a speech: meandering, long and digressing. |
| indirectverb | (programming, transitive) To access by means of indirection; to dereference. |
| twistingnoun | Having many twists |
| coilverb | Something 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. |
| oscillating | Moving in a repeated back-and-forth motion; coming and going. |
| spoolverb | To wind on a spool or spools. |
| braidingnoun | A braided trimming used as decoration on clothes or curtains. |
| closingnoun | The act by which something is closed. |
| rollingnoun | Moving by turning over and over about an axis. |
| chingverb | To chink or clink; to make a ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck. |
| serpentinenoun | Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes. |
| sinuous | Having curves in alternate directions; meandering. |
| circuitous | Being a long and winding route. |
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