winding
/ˈwaɪndɪŋ/ adjective B2- Moving in a sinuous or twisting manner.
- Sinuous, turning, or twisting in form.
- Chiefly of a staircase: helical, spiral.
- Of speech, writing, etc.: not direct or to the point; rambling, roundabout.
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Below them was a pond, looking almost like a river so long and winding was it.
It was a little narrow, twisting path, winding down over a long hill straight through Mr.
Every disposition of the ground was good; and she looked on the whole scene, the river, the trees scattered on its banks, and the winding of the valley, as far as she could trace it, with delight.
“We went down a winding stone stair, and my companion, striking a match, lit a large lantern which stood on a barrel in the corner.
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