wind´ing|ly

wind´ing|ly
wind|ing «WYN dihng», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. the act of a person or thing that winds.
2. a bend; turn.
3. something that is wound or coiled.
4. Electricity. a) a continuous coil of wire forming a conductor, as in a generator or motor. b) the manner in which the wire is coiled.
5. a faulty gait of a horse in which one leg tends to curve around another.
–adj.
wind´ing|ly, adverb.

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