Synonyms for winding
ˈwaɪn dɪŋwind·ing

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1. wind, winding, twistadjective

   the act of winding or twisting

   "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"

   Synonyms:
   spin, hint, turn, flatus, farting, wind, nothingness, idle words, confidential information, lead, whirl, kink, breaking wind, bend, braid, wind instrument, wrench, crook, turn of events, tress, pull, plait, steer, fart, malarky, construction, malarkey, jazz, current of air, air current, device, gimmick, twisting, twirl, twist, tip, eddy

   Antonyms:
   straight, direct

2. tortuous, twisting, twisty, winding, voluminousadjective

   marked by repeated turns and bends

   "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track"

   Synonyms:
   tangled, tortuous, convoluted, voluminous, copious, rambling, meandering(a), twisty, twisting, involved, knotty, wandering(a)

   Antonyms:
   direct, straight

3. meandering(a), rambling, wandering(a), windingadjective

   of a path e.g.

   "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road"

   Antonyms:
   direct, straight

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1. windingnoun

   Synonyms:
   flexure, turning, meandering, twisting, twist, convolution, contortion, sinuosity, curvature, tortuosity, bend, crook, kink, crookedness

2. windingadjective

   Synonyms:
   flexuous, sinuous, meandering, serpentine

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1. windingadjective

   Synonyms:
   circuitous, labyrinthian, meandering, spiral, serpentine, tortuous, deviating

2. windingnoun

   Synonyms:
   convolution, labyrinth, detour, meander, meandering, crook, bend, curve, angle, sinuation, contortion

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1. List of paraphrases for "winding":

   coil, braiding

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1. Kevin Counihan:

   It is our primary importance that consumers are protected, consumers are given options, and consumers do not have a gap in coverage. That’s why you see these co-ops winding down in the fourth quarter – so the American people have coverage until the end of the year and new coverage starting on January 1st.

2. Jonathan Tudor:

   Winding the clock forward 10-12 years, if consumer behavior stays the same we will see thousands of people arriving home and wanting to charge up their cars at the time that is already peak demand for most countries.

3. Marv Albert:

   With tonight's game winding down, I'm thinking' Well, this is it. My last broadcast.' And all that's going through my mind is I have been so fortunate to be doing this for 55 years. Doing what I love, having a front-row seat for so many of the iconic moments of sports history.

4. Ken Jacobson:

   We understand there is a market for war memorabilia and that serious collectors are interested in items like this, while we don’t have an issue with Nazi-era automobiles like this going up for auction, we would not want to see the vehicle winding up in the hands of someone who would use it to glorify Hitler or the deeds of the Nazis. Ideally, we would prefer to see it housed in a museum, so that it could be understood in its proper context.

5. William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act II scene 1:

   He is winding the watch of his wit; by and by it will strike.