winding
/ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
Dictionary
verb
- To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
- 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."
- To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.
- To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.
- To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
- To perceive or follow by scent.
"The hounds winded the game."
- To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.
- To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.
verb
- To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.
"to wind thread on a spool or into a ball"
- To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.
"Please wind that old-fashioned alarm clock."
- To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
- To travel in a way that is not straight.
"Vines wind round a pole. The river winds through the plain."
- To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.
- To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.
- To cover or surround with something coiled about.
"to wind a rope with twine"
- To cause to move by exerting a winding force; to haul or hoist, as by a winch.
- To turn (a ship) around, end for end.
noun
- Something wound around something else.
- The manner in which something is wound.
- One complete turn of something wound.
- (especially in the plural) Curving or bending movement, twists and turns.
- A length of wire wound around the core of an electrical transformer.
- (bowmaking) Lapping.
adjective
- Twisting, turning or sinuous.
- Spiral or helical.
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