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Perfect Stranger Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Vocab question no. 35 - wind on

Hi All,

Would you be so kind and tell me what wind on means? Here's the lyrics from Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin.

And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our soul.
There walks a lady we all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
How everything still turns to gold.
And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last.
When we all are one and one is all
To be a rock and not to roll.

Thanks
  

Top answer

intr. 1. To move in or have a curving or twisting course: a river winding through a valley.

— Ozzourti

  • intr.
  • 1.
  • To move in or have a curving or twisting course: a river winding through a valley.
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as we wind on = as we continue to wind

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/wind

wind v.intr.

1. To move in or have a curving or twisting course: a river winding through a valley.
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Thanks... well, but can we say that people wind on?
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Perfect Strangercan we say that people wind on?
Presumably we refers to people, so it's already been said!
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Hmm... I thought that only a river can wind on... What's the closest synonym to this expression? Thanks!
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Perfect Strangerclosest synonym
Even the closest synonyms aren't very close.

turn, twist, meander, wander

See a dictionary/thesaurus for more.

CJ
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CJ, as always, I'm thankful for your insights but I still can't "feel" the meaning of winding on... I mean... what kind of walking is that? Do people who wind on down a path walk slowly?
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Perfect StrangerCJ, as always, I'm thankful for your insights but I still can't "feel" the meaning of winding on... I mean... what kind of walking is that? Do people who wind on down a path walk slowly?
There is no specific idea of any speed in the word itself. However, if you are taking a winding course, you are unlikely to be moving quickly.
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Thanks.

Is wind on commonly used in spoken English or is it more of a written-English, literary word?
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Perfect StrangerIs wind on commonly used in spoken English
No. I don't use it.
Perfect Strangers it more of a written-English, literary word?
I'd say so. Yes.

CJ
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