WINDING


Meaning of WINDING in English

adjective

curving repeatedly first one way then another

a winding country road

Synonyms: anfractuous, convoluted, flexuous, meandering, meandrous, serpentine, sinuous, snaky, tortuous; compare crooked 1

Related Word: bending, curving, twisting; crooked, devious; circuitous, indirect, roundabout

Contrasted words: direct, straight

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