Verb
We wended through the narrow streets.
We wended our way through the narrow streets.
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To do so, the men must plunge into and wend their way through a mob.—Howard Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025 The case wended its way through the El Dorado courts for several years before the grand jury returned indictments in 2022.—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2025 Leave time to wend around inland, stopping at towns like Lakeland, Gainesville, and Tallahassee.—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 29 July 2025 That launched a legal battle that is wending its way through the courts.—Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for wend
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
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