winding
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology 1
wind + -ing, from wind (“to wrap”).
[edit] Verb
winding
- Present participle of wind.
[edit] Noun
winding (countable and uncountable; plural windings)
- something wound around something else
- the manner in which something is wound
- one complete turn of something wound
- (electrical) a length of wire wound around the core of an electrical transformer
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[edit] Adjective
winding (comparative more winding, superlative most winding)
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twisting, turning or sinuous
[edit] Etymology 2
wind + -ing, from wind (“movement of air”), as the wind was used to assist turning.
[edit] Verb
winding
- (UK) to turn a boat around in a canal
[edit] Noun
winding (countable and uncountable; plural windings)
- the act or process of winding (turning around)
