wending
Making one's way
Wending is the present participle of wend, meaning to make one's way or travel along a path.
The word appears almost exclusively in the phrase wending one's way, describing gradual, meandering movement: We spent the afternoon wending our way through the old quarter.
Literary and slightly old-fashioned.
Following a winding course
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
- twistingRotating with distortion
- curvingBending in arc
- snakingMoving in curves
serpentine · circuitous · zigzag · labyrinthine · sinuous · tortuous · convoluted · undulating
Passing strand through opening
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- pickingAct of selecting
- navigatingDirecting movement through space
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
steering · guiding · easing · slipping · edging · inching · working · snaking
Moving from place to place
- making wayAllowing passage through
- progressingMoving toward completion
- proceedingAct of going forward
- threadingPassing strand through opening
navigating · working through · moving along · pressing on · advancing · continuing · forging ahead · passage
meandering
Following a winding course
snaking · serpentine · circuitous · zigzag · labyrinthine · sinuous · tortuous · convoluted · undulating · mazy
threading
Passing strand through opening
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- pickingAct of selecting
- navigatingDirecting movement through space
maneuvering · steering · guiding · easing · slipping · edging · inching · working · snaking · sidling
traveling
Moving from place to place
- making wayAllowing passage through
- progressingMoving toward completion
- proceedingAct of going forward
threading · navigating · working through · moving along · pressing on · advancing · continuing · forging ahead · passage
wendingbeelining
Going directly toward
marching · striding · shooting · plowing ahead · cutting through