winding

²winding

adj

Definition of WINDING

: marked by winding: as a : having a curved or spiral course or form <a winding stairway> b : having a course that winds <a winding road>

Examples of WINDING

1. <a long and winding path through the woods>
2. <a winding staircase leads to the top of the lighthouse>

First Known Use of WINDING

1530

Related to WINDING

Synonyms: bending, crazy, curled, curling, curved, curving, curvy, devious, serpentine, sinuous, tortuous, twisted, twisting, crooked, windy

Antonyms: straight, straightaway

Related Words: zigzag, zigzagging; circling, coiled, coiling, corkscrew, looping, spiral, spiraling (or spiralling), swirling; circuitous, indirect, roundabout; meandering, rambling, wandering; irregular, jagged, uneven

Near Antonyms: direct, linear

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