Home › Words › M › miswindmiswind/ˈmɪswaɪnd/miswind means an instance of miswinding.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, miswind ranks #7,710 of 42,749 for Qualifying.miswind is pronounced /ˈmɪswaɪnd/.EtymologyFrom mis- + wind.nounAn instance of miswinding.verbTo wind incorrectly.e.g.“Furthermore, it will help to prevent ribbon failures because of miswinding, etc. which result from distortion of the fabric when one side of the ribbon receives more wear than the other.” — 1964, Journal of Data Management, page 45:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).