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winding::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | meandering, rambling, wandering |
a winding country road.
winding::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | tortuous, twisting, twisty, voluminous |
winding roads are full of surprises.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | twist, wind |
| Type of | rotary motion, rotation |
Examples of winding
winding
This silver anniversary comes as NASA is winding down the space shuttle program.
From the chron.com
With the shot clock winding down, Robinson received an entry pass on the blocks.
From the post-gazette.com
A nice touch is the onion-shaped winding crown, reminiscent of early timepieces.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Here, we climb into a cab and ride down the winding roads, back the way we came.
From the independent.co.uk
As the sun goes down and the wind picks up, we start winding down our interview.
From the cnn.com
Against the Colts two weeks ago he scored on an impressive, winding 36-yard run.
From the newsday.com
After a month of decorating and merrymaking, the holiday season is winding down.
From the kentucky.com
As the revolutions climbed I introduced fuel, but the engine stopped winding up.
From the abcnews.go.com
There are twin winding staircases, all the better to play you-can't-catch-me on.
From the latimes.com
- Tortuous: marked by repeated turns and bends; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track"
- Wind: the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"
- Meandering(a): of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road"
- (winded) blown: breathing laboriously or convulsively
- A coil is a series of s. A coiled coil is a structure where the coil itself is in turn also looping, these objects are used commonly and are very important, some of their functions may be in bikes, cars trains and planes. Often used in conjunction with a thread.
- A winding hole is a widened area of a canal (usually in the United Kingdom), used for turning a canal boat such as a narrowboat. "Winding" is pronounced as in a flow of air, not as in to rotate.
- (Winded) Getting the wind knocked out of you is a phrase and a commonly used idiom that mainly refers to a kind of diaphragm spasm that occurs when sudden force is applied to the abdomen which puts pressure on the solar plexus. ...
- Something wound around something else; the manner in which something is wound; one complete turn of something wound; a length of wire wound around the core of an electrical transformer; twisting, turning or sinuous; spiral or helical
- (windingly) With a winding motion or pattern
