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winding back

winding back is the present participle and gerund of wind back.

Meaning of wind back

Verb

wind back (third-person singular simple present winds back, present participle winding back, simple past and past participle wound back)

  1. (transitive) To wind (a tape, cassette, or film, etc) towards the beginning; to rewind.

Questions about winding back

What is winding back the present participle and gerund of?
Winding back is the present participle and gerund of wind back.

Words near winding back in the dictionary

  1. windin'
  2. windiness
  3. windinesses
  4. winding
  5. winding around one's little finger
  6. winding back
  7. winding back the clock
  8. winding cloth
  9. winding cloths
  10. winding down
  11. winding engine

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