ADJECTIVE | all | winding, tortuous, twisting, twisty, voluminous | marked by repeated turns and bends |
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all | winding, meandering, rambling, wandering | of a path e.g. | |
NOUN | act | winding, wind, twist | the act of winding or twisting |
Sounds | way'ndihng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | marked by repeated turns and bends. | |
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Example | "winding roads are full of surprises" | |
Synonyms | tortuous, twisting, twisty, voluminous | |
Broader | crooked | Having or marked by bends or angles |
Spanish | serpentino, sinuoso, tortuoso | |
Catalan | serpentí, sinuós, tortuós |
Meaning | Of a path e.g.. | |
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Example | "a winding country road" | |
Synonyms | meandering, rambling, wandering | |
Broader | indirect | not direct in spatial dimension |
Spanish | laberíntico, sinuoso |
Meaning | The act of winding or twisting. | |
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Synonyms | wind, twist | |
Broader | rotation, rotary motion | The act of rotating as if on an axis |
Spanish | vuelta | |
Catalan | bobinatge, volta |
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