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.