Meaning

noun the act of winding or twisting

verb to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

verb extend in curves and turns

originThe noun is derived from Middle English winding, windinge, wyndynge (“directional change, curve, turn; bend of the leg at the knee; meandering course of a river; act of turning and twisting; twisting of things (especially thread) together; wrapping of a cloth around something; wattling of a structure; wattle(s); ornamentation with interwoven patterns; hoisting of something”) [and other forms],…

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