winded Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
    wander; meander; thread; wind; weave.
    • the river winds through the hills
    • the path meanders through the vineyards
    • sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
  2. verb extend in curves and turns
    twist; curve; wind.
    • The road winds around the lake
    • the path twisted through the forest
  3. verb arrange or or coil around
    wrap; twine; roll; wind.
    • roll your hair around your finger
    • Twine the thread around the spool
    • She wrapped her arms around the child
  4. verb catch the scent of; get wind of
    scent; nose; wind.
    • The dog nosed out the drugs
  5. verb coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
    wind up; wind.
    • wind your watch
  6. verb form into a wreath
    wreathe; wind.
  7. verb raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
    lift; hoist; wind.
    • hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car
  8. adjective satellite breathing laboriously or convulsively
    pursy; short-winded; blown.

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