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Winding vs Waving - What's the difference?

winding | waving |

As verbs the difference between winding and waving

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

As nouns the difference between winding and waving

is that winding is something wound around something else or winding can be the act or process of winding (turning around) while waving is repeated moving of arms or hands to signal.

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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    waving

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Repeated moving of arms or hands to signal.