Winding vs. Windy

Winding vs. Windy — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Winding and Windy

Windingnoun

Something wound around something else.

Windyadjective

Accompanied by wind.

It was a long and windy night.

Windingnoun

The manner in which something is wound.

Windyadjective

Unsheltered and open to the wind.

They made love in a windy bus shelter.

Windingnoun

One complete turn of something wound.

Windyadjective

Empty and lacking substance.

They made windy promises they would not keep.
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Windingnoun

Curving or bending movement, twists and turns.

Windyadjective

Long-winded; orally verbose.

Windingnoun

(electrical) A length of wire wound around the core of an electrical transformer.

Windyadjective

(informal) Flatulent.

The Tex-Mex meal had made them somewhat windy.

Windingnoun

Lapping.

Windyadjective

(slang) Nervous, frightened.

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Windingnoun

The act or process of winding (turning a boat etc. around).

Windyadjective

(of a path etc) Having many bends; winding, twisting or tortuous.

Windingadjective

Twisting, turning or sinuous.

Windynoun

(colloquial) fart

Windingadjective

Spiral or helical.

Windyadjective

abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes;

blowy weathera windy bluff

Windingnoun

the act of winding or twisting;

he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind

Windyadjective

using or containing too many words;

long-winded (or windy) speakersverbose and ineffective instructional methodsnewspapers of the day printed long wordy editorialsproceedings were delayed by wordy disputes

Windingadjective

marked by repeated turns and bends;

a tortuous road up the mountainwinding roads are full of surpriseshad to steer the car down a twisty track

Windingadjective

of a path e.g.;

meandering streamsrambling forest pathsthe river followed its wandering coursea winding country road