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Winding vs Crooking - What's the difference?

winding | crooking |

As verbs the difference between winding and crooking

is that winding is or winding can be while crooking is (crook).

As nouns the difference between winding and crooking

is that winding is something wound around something else or winding can be the act or process of winding (turning around) while crooking is the act by which something is crooked.

As an adjective winding

is twisting, turning or sinuous.

winding

Etymology 1

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Verb

(head)
  • Noun

  • something wound around something else
  • the manner in which something is wound
  • one complete turn of something wound
  • (electrical) a length of wire wound around the core of an electrical transformer
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • twisting, turning or sinuous
  • spiral or helical
  • Etymology 2

    , as the wind was used to assist turning.

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

  • the act or process of winding (turning around)
  • Derived terms

    (Winding hole) * winding hole

    Anagrams

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    crooking

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (crook)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is crooked.
  • * 1915 , John Galsworthy, The Freelands