winding
Causing one to be breathless or out of breathCausing one to be breathless or out of breath.
Meaning
8 senses(not comparable, usually)Causing one to be breathless or out of breath.
(not comparable, usually)Of a horn or wind instrument: blown to make a sound.
Moving in a sinuous or twisting manner.
Sinuous, turning, or twisting in form.
biegend, gewunden, schlängelnd
изви́листыйizvílistyj, петля́ющийpetljájuščij, вью́щийсяvʹjúščijsja
Sinuous, turning, or twisting in form.
Chiefly of a staircase: helical, spiral.
(figuratively)Of speech, writing, etc.: not direct or to the point; rambling, roundabout.
(obsolete)Flexible, pliant.
(figuratively, obsolete)Morally crooked; crafty, shifty.
- of a path e.g.
- marked by repeated turns and bends
Translations
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Origin
The noun is derived from Middle English winding, windinge, wyndynge (“act of exposing someThe noun is derived from Middle English winding, windinge, wyndynge (“act of exposing something to the wind, airing, ventilating; act of winnowing (?)”), from winden, wynden (“to expose (something) to the air or wind, ventilate; to cause (someone) to be out of breath; to winnow (wheat); of an animal: to catch the scent of (someone or something)”) + -ing, -inge (suffix forming gerund nouns, and the present participle forms of verbs).
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Forms
more winding, most winding| Comparative | more winding Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most winding Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
10 synonyms- of a path e.g.:meanderingramblingwandering
- marked by repeated turns and bends:tortuoustwistingtwistyvoluminous
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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