Added 9 October 2026
winding
/ˈwɪndɪŋ/ noun
In Latin: sinuōsus, tortilis, tortus Wiktionary
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- gerund of wind The act of winnowing (“subjecting food grain to a current of air to separate the grain from the chaff”). The act of blowing air through a wind instrument or a horn to make a sound.
- The act of winnowing (“subjecting food grain to a current of air to separate the grain from the chaff”).
- The act of blowing air through a wind instrument or a horn to make a sound.
adjective
- Causing one to be breathless or out of breath.
- Of a horn or wind instrument: blown to make a sound.
verb
- present participle and gerund of wind
noun
- gerund of wind The act of twisting something, or coiling or wrapping something around another thing. A curving, sinuous, or twisting movement; twists and turns. A curving, sinuous, or twisting form. Chiefly followed by up: the act of tightening the spring of a clockwork or other mechanism. Sometimes followed by up: the act of hoisting something using a winch or a similar device. Twists and turns in an occurrence, in thinking, or some other thing; also, moral crookedness; craftiness, shiftiness. The act or process of turning a boat or ship in a certain direction. A variation in a tune.
- The act of twisting something, or coiling or wrapping something around another thing.
- A curving, sinuous, or twisting movement; twists and turns.
Origin
The noun is derived from Middle English winding, windinge, wyndynge (“act of exposing something to the wind, airing, ventilating; act of winnowing (?)”), from winden, wynden (“to expose (something) to the air or wind, ventilate; to cause (someone) to be out of breath; to winnow (wheat); of an animal: to catch the scent of (someone or something)”) + -ing, -inge (suffix forming gerund nouns, and the present participle forms of verbs). The adjective is derived from the verb.
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