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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
wend .
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Examples
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He liked the cypresses that stretched to the window of his cell, and all along the gravel path that wended over the flat lawn down to where the reeds grew tow-headed at the banks of the streams and the water seemed still and clear on summer days and as rich and foamy as ale in the fall.
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Delight walked lightly beside the Guild sister as they wended their way through the streets towards the Hall of Secrets.
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The liquefied result then wended its way down the other tubes, representing other sections of the digestive tract.
Hungry? Your Stomach Really Does Have a Mind of Its Own Gautam Naik 2011
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The line of people who paid $30 for the privilege of attending the starch, eggs and oil throwdown—the competitors including Bill Telepan of Telepan, Saul Bolton of the Vanderbilt, and Michael Sullivan of Veselka Bowery—wended out the door and down the block.
Lining Up for Latkes Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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For a moment he lowered his nose to it and closed his eyes as the fragrance she wore combined with her natural scent wended its way through his sinuses, teasing his palate.
Surrender the Dark L. A. Banks 2011
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For a moment he lowered his nose to it and closed his eyes as the fragrance she wore combined with her natural scent wended its way through his sinuses, teasing his palate.
Surrender the Dark L. A. Banks 2011
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As she and the guards wended deeper within, Regin stopped abruptly.
Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011
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Earlier, three canoeists wended along the quiet millstream on the outgoing tide – passing marsh marigolds and partially submerged trunks of silvery willows towards reed beds, with spears of new growth and the scratchy song of returned sedge warblers.
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As she and the guards wended deeper within, Regin stopped abruptly.
Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011
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As the sun hit the second half of the sky, a ridiculously large pickup truck wended its way to pick up blocks of time.
The Favor Ingrid K. V. Hardy 2011
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