winding

noun

1. the action or effect of a person or thing that winds; specif.,
   1. a sinuous path or course
   2. devious methods, actions, etc.
   3. a coiling, spiraling, or twining
   4. a single turn
2. something that winds; specif.,
   1. wire, thread, etc. wound around something: the winding on an electric coil
   2. a single turn of this
   3. the manner in which this is wound: a shunt winding
3. the condition or fact of being warped or twisted: a board in winding
4. a defective gait of horses in which one leg tends to twist around the other

adjective