winding

UK /ˈwɪndɪŋ/ US /ˈwɪndɪŋ/
noun 7adj 7name 1

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noun

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gerund of wind

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gerund of wind

Novv their opinions of the end of the vvorld, of Paradiſe, and of hell; exceede the vanity of dreames, and all old vviues fables. They ſay, that at the vvinding of a horne not only all fleſh ſhall die, but the Angels themſelues: & that the earth vvith earthquakes ſhall be kneaded together like a lumpe of dough, for forty daies ſo continuing.

[W]e savv a Fox run by the Foot of our Mount into an adjacent Thicket. A fevv Minutes after, vve heard a confuſed Noiſe of the opening of Hounds, the vvinding of Horns, and the roaring of Country Squires.

adj

1

Causing one to be breathless or out of breath.

2

Of a horn or wind instrument: blown to make a sound.

noun

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gerund of wind

Then there was […] a vast deal of screwing and tightening, and winding and tuning, during which Mrs. Briggs expatiated to those near her on the immense difficulty of playing a guitar, and hinted at the wondrous proficiency of her daughters in that mystic art.

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gerund of wind

[T]here vvill be hurly burly, like as ye ſee in a man vvhen he dieth; vvhat deformity appeareth, hovv he ſtretcheth out all his members, vvhat a vvinding is there, ſo that all his body cometh out of frame?

Eugene Forsarde, the reviewer in question, follows Currer Bell [Brontë's pseudonym] through every winding, discerns every point, discriminates every shade, proves himself master of the subject, and lord of the aim.

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gerund of wind

Berenice ſtandeth upon the utmoſt vvinding and nouke of Syrtis, called ſometime the cittie of the above-named Heſperides, according to the vvandering tales of Greece.

The Labyrinth] A building ſo entangled in vvindings and cyrcles, that it deceiueth all that come in it.

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gerund of wind

Is there a Tongue, like Delia’s o’er her cup, / That runs for Ages vvithout vvinding-up?

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gerund of wind

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