Verb
We wended through the narrow streets.
We wended our way through the narrow streets.
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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 Advertisement While the freeway’s fate wended through years of court and political hearings, the transportation agency rented some houses while allowing others to remain vacant and fall into disrepair.—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024 Here, the location becomes increasingly fog-laden and soggy as this sci-fi comedy wends toward apocalyptic, psychosexual mayhem.—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2024 Carnes’s voice, an Iowa singsong, can wend from weary to impassioned in the course of a single thought.—Ruby Tandoh, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2024 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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