winding

gewunden, kurvenreich

Mit vielen Kurven oder Biegungen statt eines geraden Verlaufs.

In einfachem Englisch: Having many curves or turns rather than being straight.

• We drove along a winding road.
• A narrow, winding path leads to the lake.
• They climbed the winding staircase to the tower.

Synonyme: curving, twisting, sinuous

Gegenteile: straight

Häufige Wendungen: a winding road, a winding path, a winding staircase

schlängelnd, gewunden

Sich auf einem Weg mit vielen Kurven oder Richtungswechseln bewegend.

In einfachem Englisch: Moving along a course with many curves or turns.

• The snake advanced with a winding motion.
• The water followed a winding course through the fields.
• Her winding movements carried her across the dance floor.

Synonyme: twisting, sinuous, serpentine

Häufige Wendungen: winding movement, a winding course, winding motion

spiralförmig, gewunden

Beim Aufsteigen oder Absteigen um eine Mitte herum verlaufend.

In einfachem Englisch: Curving around a central point as it goes up or down.

• A winding staircase leads upstairs.
• We climbed the winding stairs inside the tower.
• The winding stone steps made me feel dizzy.

Synonyme: spiral, helical

Häufige Wendungen: winding staircase, winding stairs, winding stone steps

atemraubend

Das Atmen erschwerend, besonders durch Anstrengung oder einen Schlag gegen den Körper.

In einfachem Englisch: Making it difficult for you to breathe, especially through effort or a blow to the body.

• He received a winding blow to the stomach.
• A winding kick left her gasping for air.
• She recovered slowly from the winding punch.

Häufige Wendungen: a winding blow, a winding kick, a winding punch

Aufwickeln, Wickeln

Das Wickeln von etwas um sich selbst oder um einen anderen Gegenstand.

In einfachem Englisch: The action of turning or wrapping something around itself or another object.

• The winding of the thread took an hour.
• Loose winding can leave gaps between the coils.
• This machine makes cable winding much faster.

So benutzt man es: the winding of something around something (The machine controls the winding of wire around the reel.)

Synonyme: coiling, wrapping

Gegenteile: unwinding

Häufige Wendungen: winding of wire, thread winding, coil winding

Windung, Biegung

Eine Kurve, Biegung oder Folge von Windungen in der Form von etwas.

In einfachem Englisch: A curve, bend, or series of twists in the shape of something.

• The road's windings were easy to see from above.
• We traced each winding of the river on the map.
• A cottage stood beyond the last winding of the lane.

So benutzt man es: the windings of something (The map shows all the windings of the river.)

Synonyme: bend, curve, twist

Häufige Wendungen: winding of a river, every winding, a narrow winding

Aufziehen

Das Drehen eines Schlüssels oder Griffs, um die Feder einer Uhr oder Maschine zu spannen und sie betriebsbereit zu machen.

In einfachem Englisch: Turning a key or handle to tighten a spring so a clock or machine can work.

• This clock needs daily winding.
• Too much winding can damage the spring.
• The watch stopped because I forgot its morning winding.

So benutzt man es: the winding up of something (The winding up of the clock takes only a few seconds.)

Gegenteile: unwinding

Häufige Wendungen: daily winding, manual winding, winding up

Schlängeln

Eine Bewegung entlang von Kurven oder mit wiederholten Richtungswechseln.

In einfachem Englisch: A movement that follows curves or changes direction repeatedly.

• The dance began with a slow winding of the body.
• We watched the snake's winding through the grass.
• The stream's winding carried the leaf past several bends.

So benutzt man es: the winding of something through something (We watched the winding of the snake through the grass.)

Synonyme: twisting, turning

Häufige Wendungen: a slow winding, winding of a snake, winding through something