Wind Up Meaning & Sentence Examples

Wind Up Definition, Sentence Examples

WIND UP MEANING – Find out what wind up really means. Example sentences of this idiomatic expression can also be found here.

According to the records, the phrase was first used in 1583. There isn’t a definite clue as to where the expression came from. It might, however, have something to do with twisting a length of yarn or rope. It would signify “concluding something or bringing to an end” in this case.

This expression can be compared to winding up a clock when it refers to “getting someone worked up.” Clocks used to need to be wound up before they could run.

Wind Up Meaning:

to find someone irritating
to purposefully arouse someone
to misrepresent something to someone
to stimulate somebody
to accomplish something
to become something
the process of ending

Here are examples of sentences that use wind up:

Did you really get tickets to the Taylor Swift concert or are you winding me up?
My aunt really knows how to wind me up.
A good movie really winds me up!
I enjoy messing with Vaness, she is so easy to wind up.
I always thought that Olive would wind up I am surprised at how well she is doing.

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