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Winding vs Wincing - What's the difference?

winding | wincing |

As verbs the difference between winding and wincing

is that winding is present participle of lang=en while wincing is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between winding and wincing

is that winding is something wound around something else while wincing is the act by which someone winces; a grimace.

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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    wincing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which someone winces; a grimace.
  • * (Walt Whitman)
    • poverties, wincings , and sulky retreats