winding

Meaning

Noun

1. (attributive, countable, uncountable) gerund of wind
2. (countable, uncountable) gerund of wind

Adj

1. (comparable, not-comparable, usually) Causing one to be breathless or out of breath.
2. (not-comparable, usually) Of a horn or wind instrument: blown to make a sound.

Verb

present participle and gerund of wind

Adj

1. Moving in a sinuous or twisting manner.
2. Sinuous, turning, or twisting in form.
3. Sinuous, turning, or twisting in form.
4. (figuratively) Of speech, writing, etc.: not direct or to the point; rambling, roundabout.
5. (obsolete) Flexible, pliant.
6. (figuratively, obsolete) Morally crooked; crafty, shifty.

Verb

present participle and gerund of wind

wind

• Noun
• Verb
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Synonyms

meandering

tortuous

twisting

sinuous

crooked

serpentine

coiling

zigzag

bend

curved

curve

twist

reeling

curling

bent

twisty

curvy

wind

curving

wrapping

coil

winding up

wandering

twining

spiral

rambling

zigzagging

windy

roll

voluminous

roundabout

turning

flexuous

exaltation

crank

enwind

encircle

convolvulus

bowed

drifting

distorted

dishonest

revolving

devious

convolution

bindweed

oscillation

ring

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millipede

meander

Translations

avvolgimento

tortueux

schlängelnd

curva

serpeggiante

tortuoso

Wicklung

sinueux

sinuoso

biegend

sinuosité

bobinage

windend

κούρδισμα

kurvenreich

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɪndɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: winding

Inherited from Old English: windung

In summary

The noun is derived from Middle English winding, windinge, wyndynge (“act of exposing something to the wind, airing, ventilating; act of winnowing (?)”), from winden, wynden (“to expose (something) to the air or wind, ventilate; to cause (someone) to be out of breath; to winnow (wheat); of an animal: to catch the scent of (someone or something)”) + -ing, -inge (suffix forming gerund nouns, and the present participle forms of verbs).
The adjective is derived from the verb.
The English word is analysable as wind (“to blow air through (a wind instrument or horn) to make a sound; to cause (someone) to become breathless; to winnow (food grain), etc.”) + -ing (suffix forming present participial adjectives and verbs, and nouns denoting an action or the embodiment of an action).