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
: 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
Adjective
a long and winding path through the woods
a winding staircase leads to the top of the lighthouse
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AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
Guests arrive via a winding, jungle-like path that conceals the building from view until the final turn, when the view suddenly opens to a giant round portico, four stories high and 120 feet across that appears to float despite its 3,000-ton weight.
—Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
On Beatles night at Citi Field, the Mets took a long and winding road to defeat.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Water from a winding, jagged valley feeds the swimming spot, which has a 32-foot-wide pebbly beach.
—AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
Guests arrive via a winding, jungle-like path that conceals the building from view until the final turn, when the view suddenly opens to a giant round portico, four stories high and 120 feet across that appears to float despite its 3,000-ton weight.
—Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The long and winding road of The Beatles leads to a trifecta of new anniversary artifacts.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
On Beatles night at Citi Field, the Mets took a long and winding road to defeat.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Winding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winding. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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winding
1 of 2 noun
wind·ing
ˈwīn-diŋ 
1
: material (as wire) wound or coiled about an object
2
: a single turn of wound material
winding
2 of 2 adjective
: marked by winding: as
a
: having a noticeable curved or spiral form
a winding staircase
b
: having a course that winds
a winding road
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