winding

Pronunciation: ['waindiŋ]

Average Rank: 14960

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 绕, 卷, 弯曲, 线圈 a. 蜿蜒的, 卷绕的, 弯曲的

Detailed Explanations:
  • n the act of winding or twisting
  • v to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
  • v extend in curves and turns
  • v arrange or or coil around
  • v catch the scent of; get wind of
  • v coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
  • v form into a wreath
  • v raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
  • s marked by repeated turns and bends
  • s of a path e.g.
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Difficulty: ADVANCED
Exam Tags: cet6 gre

Word Forms:
0: wind
1: i
Present Participle: winding
Plural: windings

Word Frequency Rankings

Project Gutenberg
#4881

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 51.2% (Top 51.2% most frequent)
51.2%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus