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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Noun
The journey is long (seven days), winding and a little bit awkward.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
Spools of the materials are loaded on one end of the production lines and travel under tension through a series of winding stations.
—Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
After the afternoon prayers, the thunderstorm fading into the distance, a group of girls takes a winding cobblestone path through a thin area of woods and approaches a greenhouse.
—Lindsey McGinnis, Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2025
Black Sands’ 12 teak bungalows are just steps from the beach, connected by a winding wooden boardwalk.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Winding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winding. Accessed 23 May. 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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