An object or path that curves or turns around is winding.
Imagine going for a hike and following a trail that twists and turns through the woods. The path is winding because it's not straight - it has lots of bends and curves. A road can also be winding, especially if it goes up and down hills or makes sharp turns. When you're driving on a winding road, you need to pay close attention to stay safe. Sometimes a river will wind its way through the landscape too, meaning that it changes direction often as it flows.
How common is "winding"?
Word winding is considered rare in modern English. It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.
Definitions
verb
To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.
Example: The boxer was winded during round two.
To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.
To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.
To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
To perceive or follow by scent.
Example: The hounds winded the game.
To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.
To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.
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verb
To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.
Example: to wind thread on a spool or into a ball
To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.
Example: Please wind that old-fashioned alarm clock.
To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
To travel in a way that is not straight.
Example: Vines wind round a pole. The river winds through the plain.
To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.
To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.
To cover or surround with something coiled about.
Example: to wind a rope with twine
To cause to move by exerting a winding force; to haul or hoist, as by a winch.
To turn (a ship) around, end for end.
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noun
Something wound around something else.
The manner in which something is wound.
One complete turn of something wound.
(especially in the plural) Curving or bending movement, twists and turns.
A length of wire wound around the core of an electrical transformer.
(bowmaking) Lapping.
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adjective
Twisting, turning or sinuous.
Spiral or helical.
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