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winding

noun wind·ing \ ˈwīn-diŋ \

|Updated on: 5 Aug 2018

Examples: winding in a Sentence

Definition of winding

1 : material (such as wire) wound or coiled about an object (such as an armature); also : a single turn of the wound material

2 a : the act of one that winds

b : the manner of winding something

3 : a curved or sinuous course, line, or progress

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Recent Examples of winding from the Web

The air in the winding, low-lit corridors seems to be thick, holding onto memory like a smell.

— Longreads, "Somewhere Under My Left Ribs: A Nurse’s Story," 31 May 2018
But for a player more than familiar with the NBA's winding road, with playing stops with six NBA franchises over a 13-year career, all opportunities are embraced.

— ira winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Anthony Carter still scrapping for Heat, this time in coach mode," 13 July 2018
David Sills, West Virginia Sills averaged about a touchdown grab for every three receptions in 2017, which is as good a number as any to describe his winding road from can’t-miss quarterback prospect to preseason All-America lock.

— paul myerberg, USA TODAY, "College football's best wide receivers for 2018," 10 July 2018
The central bank for the eurozone—the second-largest economic bloc after the U.S.—could Thursday signal the winding down of its €2.5 trillion ($2.9 trillion) bond-buying program.

— tom fairless, WSJ, "ECB Seen Signaling the End of Bond-Buying Program," 14 June 2018
Far-reaching interviews with friends, relatives, and colleagues cover a winding — and, by now, somewhat familiar — terrain of personal scandals and family secrets.

— graham ambrose, BostonGlobe.com, "Darkness and light in Whitney Houston documentary," 4 July 2018
Apologies, but a conversation with Bobby and Nancy Leonard is a trip down a winding road, with beautiful vistas and unexpected corners and that folksy Indiana voice of Slick’s coming from the car stereo.

— gregg doyel, Indianapolis Star, "Doyel: Bobby and Nancy Leonard's love story helped save the Indiana Pacers," 27 June 2018
The measure would give the state Transportation Department the power to take land within a winding, roughly 2-mile-long corridor running between the airport and the Long Island Rail Road station at Mets-Willets Point.

— paul berger, WSJ, "New York Lawmakers Press for LaGuardia Airport Rail Link," 18 June 2018
At the end of the 3-mile drive, park the car and stroll the winding paths through Fort Bearizona, which is more of a traditional zoo setting.

— roger naylor, azcentral, "Arizona road trip: Williams has Route 66, Bearizona and cool summer fun," 15 June 2018

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First Known Use of winding

before 12th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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winding

adjective

Definition of winding

: marked by winding: such 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 in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples of winding from the Web

All Roads North’s Journey Guides map out every superlative crook in the long and winding road, as well as driving times and lore about locales along the way.

— donna bulseco, WSJ, "The Great American Road Trip Goes Luxe—For Better or Worse," 12 July 2018
Their long and winding journey north through dangerous territory puts both of them through changes, not unexpectedly.

— chris ball, cleveland.com, "'Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: In Concert,' now on DVD and Blu-ray (review)," 2 May 2018
Peter Schmuck, columnist: The long and winding road the Ravens took to their first pick in the 2018 NFL Draft finally led to South Carolina tight end Hayden Hurst with the 25th pick.

— baltimoresun.com, "Instant analysis of Ravens first-round pick, TE Hayden Hurst of South Carolina," 27 Apr. 2018
How the state reached this point is a complicated and winding path.

— allie morris, San Antonio Express-News, "Top court to take up racial question in Texas redistricting case," 22 Apr. 2018
The dogs puzzle out the boy’s mission, and work to assist him on his long and winding road to Spot.

— gary thompson, Philly.com, "'Isle of Dogs': A Wes Anderson movie fur the whole family," 27 Mar. 2018
One, a winding (but not too winding) road, ideally much of it two-lane.

— peter fish, San Francisco Chronicle, "Road trip along Sierra Nevada’s Feather River," 16 Mar. 2018
Those last four words are a reminder to Lenik, who is in his first major-league spring-training camp after a long and winding road in baseball.

— pete grathoff, kansascity, "Royals' Kevin Lenik once signed autographs after being hit in face by a line drive | The Kansas City Star," 12 Mar. 2018
One of them even borrows from the concept that Greendale was built on 80 years ago — that is to have winding paths that lead to everything a family needs.

— jane ford-stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Come on China and Egypt, Greendale's St. Alphonsus School 'engineers' are ready for you," 24 Jan. 2018

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First Known Use of winding

1530

in the meaning defined above

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winding Synonyms

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

straight, straightaway;

Near Antonyms

direct, linear;

Related Words

zigzag, zigzagging;

circling, coiled, coiling, corkscrew, looping, spiral, spiraling (or spiralling), swirling;

circuitous, indirect, roundabout;

meandering, rambling, wandering;

irregular, jagged, uneven;

WINDING Defined for Kids

winding

adjective wind·ing \ ˈwīn-diŋ \

Definition of winding for Students

1 : having a course made up of a series of twists and turns

a winding path

2 : having a curved or spiral form

a winding staircase

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