wind·ing (w n d ng)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. wind ing·ly adv. |
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| Noun | 1. |  winding - the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"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"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"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" |
winding
adjective twisting, turning, bending, curving, crooked, spiral, indirect, roundabout, meandering, tortuous, convoluted, serpentine, sinuous, circuitous, twisty, anfractuous, flexuous << OPPOSITE straight
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