ALL meanings of winding
wind·ing
W w - verb without object winding to have a circular or spiral course or direction. 1
- verb without object winding to coil or twine about something: The ivy winds around the house. 1
- verb without object winding to proceed circuitously or indirectly. 1
- verb without object winding to undergo winding or winding up. 1
- verb without object winding to be twisted or warped, as a board. 1
- idioms winding out of wind, (of boards, plasterwork, etc.) flat and true. 1
- noun winding A twisting movement or course. 1
- noun winding the act of winding. 1
- noun winding a single turn, twist, or bend of something wound: If you give it another wind, you'll break the mainspring. 1
- noun winding a twist producing an uneven surface. 1
- adjective winding bending or turning; sinuous. 1
- adjective winding spiral, as stairs. 1
- verb with object winding to blow (a horn, a blast, etc.). 1
- verb with object winding to sound by blowing. 1
- verb with object winding to signal or direct by blasts of the horn or the like. 1
- verb without object winding to change direction; bend; turn; take a frequently bending course; meander: The river winds through the forest. 1
- noun winding a sinuous path or course 0
- noun winding devious methods, actions, etc. 0
- noun winding a coiling, spiraling, or twining 0
- noun winding a single turn 0
- noun winding something that winds 0
- noun winding wire, thread, etc. wound around something 0
- noun winding a single turn of this 0
- noun winding the manner in which this is wound 0
- noun winding the condition or fact of being warped or twisted 0
- noun winding a defective gait of horses in which one leg tends to twist around the other 0
- adjective winding that winds, turns, coils, spirals, etc. 0
- noun winding A winding is one or more turns of wire that forms a continuous coil through which an electric current can pass, as used in transformers and generators. 0
- noun winding something wound around something else. 0
- noun winding the manner in which something is wound. 0
- noun winding one complete turn of something wound. 0
- noun winding (electrical) a length of wire wound around the core of an electrical transformer. 0
- noun winding the act or process of winding (turning around). 0
- verb winding present participle of wind. 0
- adjective winding twisting, turning or sinuous. 0
- adjective winding spiral or helical. 0
- noun winding a curving or sinuous course or movement 0
- noun winding anything that has been wound or wrapped around something 0
- noun winding a particular manner or style in which something has been wound 0
- noun winding a curve, bend, or complete turn in wound material, a road, etc 0
- noun winding devious thoughts or behaviour 0
- noun winding one or more turns of wire forming a continuous coil through which an electric current can pass, as used in transformers, generators, etc 0
- noun winding a coil of tubing in certain brass instruments, esp the French horn 0
- adjective winding curving; sinuous 0
- noun winding the action or effect of a person or thing that winds 0