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wind noun

  /waɪnd/ , /wɪnd/
  • (countable, uncountable) Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
  • (philosophy, alchemy) One of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans; air.
vind, blåst
  • A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points.
blåsa
  • (uncountable, colloquial) Flatus.
fis, vind

wind verb

  /waɪnd/ , /wɪnd/
  • (transitive) To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
vind, blåst, blåsa
  • (transitive) To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
fis, vind

wind verb

  /waɪnd/
  • (transitive) To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
nysta
  • (transitive) To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.
rulla upp, vinda
  • (transitive) To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.
skruva upp, vrida upp
  • (intransitive) To travel in a way that is not straight.
slingra

winding

slingrig

winding noun

  /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
  • The act of twisting something, or coiling or wrapping something around another thing.
  • (electrical engineering) A length of wire wound around the armature of an electric motor or the core of an electrical transformer.
spolning
  • (lutherie) Synonym of lapping (“lengths of fine silk, metal wire, or whalebone wrapped tightly around the stick of the bow of a string instrument adjacent to the leather part of the bow grip at the heel”)
dragande
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