Verb
We wended through the narrow streets.
We wended our way through the narrow streets.
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If the musicians’ visibility and viability has shifted, Sparks’ music remains inventive, brainy and flamboyant pop, often born of sunshiny moments and wistful memories that wend their way into lyrics.—Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025 There are easy walks to challenging hikes open most of the year that wend through hardwood forests, ridges of dunes and extensive wetlands.—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 15 Apr. 2025 The case wended its way through the El Dorado courts for several years before the grand jury returned indictments in 2022.—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2025 Terry was enrolled in a supervised release program during a brief arraignment proceeding Thursday, sparing him any jail time as his case wends its way through Bronx Criminal Court.—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for wend
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Old English wendan; akin to Old High German wenten to turn, Old English windan to twist — more at wind entry 3
Noun
German Wende, from Old High German Winida; akin to Old English Winedas, plural, Wends
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