winding

wind·ing  (wndng)

n.

1.

a. Something wound about a center or an object: an armature with its wire winding.

b. The way in which something is wound.

c. One complete turn of something wound: two windings of electrical tape.

2. A curve or bend, as of a road.

adj.

1. Twisting or turning; sinuous.

2. Spiral.

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winding·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	winding - the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind" wind, twist rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
Adj.	1.	winding - marked by repeated turns and bends; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track" twisting, twisty, voluminous, tortuous crooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"
	2.	winding - of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road" meandering, wandering, rambling indirect - not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing"

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winding

adjective twisting, turning, bending, curving, crooked, spiral, indirect, roundabout, meandering, tortuous, convoluted, serpentine, sinuous, circuitous, twisty, anfractuous, flexuous << OPPOSITE straight

Translations

winding [ˈwaɪndɪŋ] adj [road] → tortuoso

winding [ˈwaɪndɪŋ] adj [road] → sinueux/euse; [staircase] → tournant(e)

winding [ˈwaɪndɪŋ] wind² adj → gewunden

winding [ˈwaɪndɪŋ] adj [road] → serpeggiante; [staircase] → a chiocciola