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Winding vs Rambling - What's the difference?

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Winding is a related term of rambling.


As verbs the difference between winding and rambling

is that winding is or winding can be while rambling is .

As nouns the difference between winding and rambling

is that winding is something wound around something else or winding can be the act or process of winding (turning around) while rambling is a long meandering talk with no specific topic or direction.

As an adjective winding

is twisting, turning or sinuous.

winding

English

(wikipedia 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

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    rambling

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A long meandering talk with no specific topic or direction.
  • * 1941 , Harold Sinclair, Years of Illusion (page 145)
    • listening with great interest to Martha's ramblings about "The War."
  • A gentle hike.

    • Derived terms

    * rambling rose

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