gewunden

winding, tortuous

adjective ge-VUN-den Rare

Also means

coiled, twisted

Usage Note

Gewunden describes something that curves repeatedly back and forth — a winding road, a meandering river, or a coiled vine. Figuratively it means evasive or convoluted (eine gewundene Antwort). Both uses are frequent in standard German.

Examples

"Der gewundene Bergpfad führte durch dichten Wald."

Natural Translation

The winding mountain path led through dense forest.

Literal Translation

The winding mountain path led through dense forest.

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