Verb We wended through the narrow streets. We wended our way through the narrow streets.
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Verb
Outside of the few hundred asylum cases a month that will employ the new application process, the rest will continue to wend their way through the traditional process in the immigration courts.New York Times, 26 May 2022 As the debate continues to wend its way through court, legal fees, which are rapidly mounting, have been shared among the five homeowners’ associations in Napeague, Mr. Silverman said.New York Times, 24 June 2022 The three-mile loop will pass through the Chihuahuan Desert and wend around the base of volcanic Lone Mountain. Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 19 Apr. 2021 Sixty Tour kicks off June 1 in Madrid and wend across the continent, including two gigs at London’s Hyde Park, before wrapping July 31 in Stockholm. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2022 Not only does the story wend its way down a rambling country lane, but the road is bordered with giant hedgerows.Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2022 A dozen miles of hiking trails wend through woods and over seaside cliffs; trails on the island’s east end, farthest from town, are the most magnificent, looking out from the headlands over endless ocean. Will Grunewald, Outside Online, 18 June 2020 Hikers revel in the many trails that wend their way across rocky beaches, golden prairies and lush forests.Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2022 There is pleasure in watching this narrative wend its leisurely way to a conclusion, but its three-hundred-plus densely packed pages seem to take a long time to get there. Ruth Franklin, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Old English wendan; akin to Old High German wenten to turn, Old English windan to twist — more at wind entry 3
Noun
German Wende, from Old High German Winida; akin to Old English Winedas, plural, Wends