Verb
We wended through the narrow streets.
We wended our way through the narrow streets.
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Plumes of thick black smoke wend upward from within.—Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024 Imran Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, and a key aide, Ali Amin Gandapur, who is the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, led the march that wended its way into the capital early Tuesday, his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party said.—Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2024 That ruling will certainly wend its way to the Supreme Court.—Ron Kuby, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2024 Prewar inequalities wend themselves through the military like a poison, corroding combat power before a shot is even fired.—Jason Lyall, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2022 See all Example Sentences for wend
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Old English wendan; akin to Old High German wenten to turn, Old English windan to twist — more at wind entry 3
Noun
German Wende, from Old High German Winida; akin to Old English Winedas, plural, Wends
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