Synonyms & Antonyms for winding

Synonyms: Adjective

Antonyms: Adjective

Examples of winding in a Sentence

Adjective a long and winding path through the woods a winding staircase leads to the top of the lighthouse

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun This in turn compresses and relaxes a winding spring, moving in virtual perpetuity. — Pierre Tardif, WSJ, 3 June 2021 Next week, a big one, Sung Kang is here to talk Fast Six in the long winding road upon. — Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 28 May 2021 Initially set in the Antebellum South, The Underground Railroad follows the winding, heart-pounding journey of a young Black woman named Cora (Thuso Mbedu) through the United States via the literal railroad. — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 25 May 2021 On the state's winding, often unpaved roads, even a short trip can take hours, and during the monsoon season many become impassable. — Eric Bellman, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2021 The incident happened about 7 a.m. Pacific time near the border of Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes, a coastal Los Angeles suburb, on a twisting and winding stretch where the speed limit is 45 m.p.h. — Bill Pennington, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2021 The watch is once again equipped with Jacob & Co.’s JCAM37 manual winding movement that comprises some 578 components. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 May 2021 Visitors who don’t want that climb can motor in and out to the edge of the water on a one-car winding road. — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 1 May 2021 Now the winding ridges that make up the capital bristle with buildings like a little Hong Kong in the middle of a jungle. — Eric Bellman, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective The road to customer acquisition can be long and winding. — Nicky Senyard, Forbes, 20 May 2021 The drive along Highland Valley Road takes you on a pretty winding route past wineries (worth a stop before or after) through the Santa Maria Valley. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2021 The nearest grocery store to Janice Dunning is in Thomasville, about a 10-mile drive along a narrow and winding and sometimes dangerous two-lane U.S. 43 from her Dixon Mills home. — al, 14 Mar. 2021 His production has contributed to a breakout run in his winding professional path — from three years with the Lakers, to one with the Pelicans to now two with the Knicks — and has added another level of intrigue for a couple of upcoming games. — Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 7 Mar. 2021 The upper plateau and vista terraces will have a winding pathway with seating, exercise and picnic areas, a playground, native and interpretive gardens and a prominent veterans memorial art element. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2021 The path to Pollard’s early release was a bit winding, however. — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2021 It’s a winding, mysterious and challenging story that will bring you hours and hours of laughs and adventure. — Underscored Staff, CNN Underscored, 22 Sep. 2020 Residents of the area told CBS that the road the family was driving on, Latrobe Road, is known to be a particularly winding and stressful stretch. — Ashley Boucher, PEOPLE.com, 30 July 2020

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