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winding
To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.
"The boxer was winded during round two."
To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.
To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.
"to wind thread on a spool or into a ball"
To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.
"Please wind that old-fashioned alarm clock."
To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
Something wound around something else.
The manner in which something is wound.
One complete turn of something wound.
Twisting, turning or sinuous.
Spiral or helical.
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