WIND... DIFFERENT MEANINGS AND PRONUNCIATIONS

(WordReference Collins English Usage © 2019 wind)

wind [ˈwɪnd]   /waɪnd/

used as a noun

The wind /wɪnd/ is a current of air moving across the earth's surface.

An icy wind brought clouds of snow.

Leaves were being blown along by the wind.

used as a verb

For the verb: "to wind"

Simple Past:	wound
Past Participle:	wound

The verb wind /waɪnd/ has a completely different meaning. If a road or river winds in a particular direction, it goes in that direction with a lot of bends.

The river winds through miles of beautiful countryside.

The past tense and -ed participle of this verb is wound, pronounced /waʊnd/.

The road wound across the desolate plain.

You can also wind /waɪnd/ something around something else. For example, you can wind a wire around a stick. This means that you wrap the wire around the stick several times.

She started to wind the bandage around her arm.

He had a long scarf wound round his neck.

When you wind /waɪnd/ something such as a watch or a clock, you turn a knob or handle several times in order to make it operate.

I hadn't wound my watch so I didn't know the time.

wound

Wound can also be pronounced /wuːnd/. When it is pronounced like this, it is a noun or a verb, and it has a completely different meaning. A wound is damage to a part of your body, caused by a weapon.

They treated a soldier with a leg wound.

If someone wounds you, they damage your body using a weapon.

Her father was badly wounded in the war.

 

wind up 

Roberto, our new teacher, sent this information to our blog: 

Here's some slang I use too...

To wind sb up: to annoy or upset someone

It really winds me up when he goes on about teachers having an easy life

Cheers,

Robbie