Winding vs. Windy — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Winding and Windy
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Winding
Something wound about a center or an object
An armature with its wire winding.
Windy
Characterized by or abounding in wind
A windy night.
Winding
The way in which something is wound.
Windy
Open to the wind; unsheltered
A windy terrace.
Winding
One complete turn of something wound
Two windings of electrical tape.
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Windy
Resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability
A windy dash homeward.
Winding
A curve or bend, as of a road.
Windy
Lacking substance; empty
Windy promises.
Winding
Twisting or turning; sinuous.
Windy
Given to or characterized by wearisome verbosity
A windy speaker.
Winding
Spiral.
Windy
Flatulent.
Winding
Present participle of wind
Windy
Accompanied by wind.
It was a long and windy night.
Winding
Present participle of wind
Windy
Unsheltered and open to the wind.
They shagged in a windy bus shelter.
Winding
Something wound around something else.
Windy
Empty and lacking substance.
They made windy promises they would not keep.
Winding
The manner in which something is wound.
Windy
Long-winded; orally verbose.
Winding
One complete turn of something wound.
Windy
(informal) Flatulent.
The Tex-Mex meal had made them somewhat windy.
Winding
Curving or bending movement, twists and turns.
Windy
(slang) Nervous, frightened.
Winding
(electrical) A length of wire wound around the core of an electrical transformer.
Windy
(of a path etc) Having many bends; winding, twisting or tortuous.
Winding
Lapping.
Windy
(colloquial) fart
Winding
The act or process of winding (turning a boat etc. around).
Windy
Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind; exposed to wind.
Blown with the windy tempest of my heart.
Winding
Twisting, turning or sinuous.
Windy
Next the wind; windward.
It keeps on the windy side of care.
Winding
Spiral or helical.
Windy
Tempestuous; boisterous; as, windy weather.
Winding
A call by the boatswain's whistle.
Windy
Serving to occasion wind or gas in the intestines; flatulent; as, windy food.
Winding
A turn or turning; a bend; a curve; flexure; meander; as, the windings of a road or stream.
To nurse the saplings tall, and curl the groveWith ringlets quaint, and wanton windings wove.
Windy
Attended or caused by wind, or gas, in the intestines.
Winding
The material, as wire or rope, wound or coiled about anything, or a single round or turn of the material;
Windy
Fig.: Empty; airy.
Here's that windy applause, that poor, transitory pleasure, for which I was dishonored.
Winding
A line- or ribbon-shaped material (as wire, string, or bandaging) wound around an object; as, the windings (conducting wires) wound around the armature of an electric motor or generator.
Windy
Abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes;
Blowy weather
A windy bluff
Winding
Twisting from a direct line or an even surface; circuitous.
Windy
Using or containing too many words;
Long-winded (or windy) speakers
Verbose and ineffective instructional methods
Newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials
Proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes
Winding
The act of winding or twisting;
He put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind
Winding
Marked by repeated turns and bends;
A tortuous road up the mountain
Winding roads are full of surprises
Had to steer the car down a twisty track
Winding
Of a path e.g.;
Meandering streams
Rambling forest paths
The river followed its wandering course
A winding country road
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