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Winding vs Wayward - What's the difference?

winding | wayward |

As adjectives the difference between winding and wayward

is that winding is twisting, turning or sinuous while wayward is given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray.

As a verb winding

is or winding can be .

As a noun winding

is something wound around something else or winding can be the act or process of winding (turning around).

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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    wayward

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray
  • obstinate, contrary and unpredictable
  • (sports) not on target
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 2 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Bulgaria 0-3 England , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Bulgaria's only attacking weapon was the wayward shooting of Martin Petrov, whereas England's attacking options were awash with movement in the shape of Rooney, Young and Walcott.}}