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
: 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
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Adjective
a long and winding path through the woods
a winding staircase leads to the top of the lighthouse
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Noun
Its winding, disjointed, miles contain more interesting people and places than even an ambitious guidebook writer could ever hope to chronicle.
—Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
This past August, our team celebrated the winding down of summer with plenty of transitional fashion, new fall perfumes, and outfit-upgrading accessories galore.
—Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com, 5 Sep. 2024
Adjective
Another long and winding answer followed — about affordability, regulations, building her own home, the virtues of shop class — before Gluesenkamp Perez finally expressed concern the proposal could merely end up boosting housing costs.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
Katie Hafner: Susan Galbraith understands that the long and winding path to launching a new product requires a team effort.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Winding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winding. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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winding
1 of 2 noun
wind·ing
ˈwīn-diŋ 
1
: material (as wire) wound or coiled about an object
2
: a single turn of wound material
winding
2 of 2 adjective
: marked by winding: as
a
: having a noticeable curved or spiral form
a winding staircase
b
: having a course that winds
a winding road
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