[wind.ing] n (bef. 12c) 1: material (as wire) wound or coiled about an object (as an armature); also: a single turn of the wound material
2. a: the act of one that winds b: the manner of winding something
3: a curved or sinuous course, line, or progress
[2]winding adj (1530): marked by winding: as a: having a curved or spiral course or form "a ~ stairway" b: having a course that winds "a ~ road"