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winding

1 of 2

noun

wind·​ing ˈwīn-diŋ How to pronounce winding (audio)
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

winding

2 of 2

adjective

: 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

Example Sentences

Adjective a long and winding path through the woods a winding staircase leads to the top of the lighthouse
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The journey to Mexico City from Ayotzinapa is a roughly 5-hour drive through winding, mountainous roads through the Mexican state of Guerrero. David Culver, CNN, 3 Sep. 2022 But the summer movie season continues a winding down that may last deep into the fall. Lindsey Bahr, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2022 One group of students who still have their usual bus route service includes those who travel from Girdwood to South High on the winding Seward Highway every day. Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2022 Some creditors are growing impatient: One small offshore creditor last month filed a winding-up petition in Hong Kong against Evergrande, which related to a financing obligation that Evergrande failed to deliver on. Alexander Saeedy, WSJ, 20 July 2022 Driving down the winding, leafy roads of Rock Creek Woods in Kensington, Md., all around are mid-century marvels. Diane Bernard, Washington Post, 20 July 2022 Thomas Winans’ summer estate, along with its four-story mansion, Gothic chapel and winding, wooded trails, is located within Baltimore’s own Leakin Park. Christina Tkacik, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2022 Some doctors do a blood test measuring a woman’s level of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) — remember, that’s the hormone that rises to try to get your winding-down ovaries to perk up — to determine whether someone is perimenopausal. Meryl Davids Landau, Good Housekeeping, 6 July 2022 David Golubchik, the attorney for Crestlloyd, a defendant in the lawsuit, said the lawsuit has halted any more payments to Hankey and will slow the winding down of the bankrupt estate. Laurence Darmientostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2022
Adjective
The line connecting the two trades is crooked and winding. Chris Fedor, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2022 The road to Being Frenshe was somewhat winding, but here’s the short version: In 2016, Tisdale was set to launch Illuminate, a makeup line in collaboration with BH Cosmetics, and join the company as CEO. Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 18 July 2022 The entrance is off a little winding road between 26th Street and Sauk Trail that’s surrounded nearly entirely by forest preserve property. Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com, 10 Apr. 2022 The travel life cycle is long and winding — from booking, to day-of logistics, to the return home — and consumers encounter decisions every step of the way. James Freeze, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2021 To keep just their second red-zone drive alive, the Ravens had needed a winding third-and-3 scramble from Jackson that gained 12 yards but must have covered 40. Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 12 Oct. 2021 Hall’s arraignment on Wednesday arose from an abrupt confrontation at the end of a winding, low-speed pursuit more than two years ago, during which several officers followed Arboleda through the affluent suburb of Danville. Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Aug. 2021 Hall’s arraignment on Wednesday arose from an abrupt confrontation at the end of a winding, low-speed pursuit more than two years ago, during which several officers followed Arboleda through the affluent suburb of Danville. Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Aug. 2021 Hall’s arraignment on Wednesday arose from an abrupt confrontation at the end of a winding, low-speed pursuit more than two years ago, during which several officers followed Arboleda through the affluent suburb of Danville. Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1530, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of winding was before the 12th century

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