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“winding up”
wind up (verb), winds up; wound up; winding up
1. To bring to an ending: Because it was getting late in the day, Mr. Smith said, "Let's wind up this meeting now, please."
2. To start: Mike said, "Wind up the clock now so it will start keeping time and start the alarm in the morning."
2. To start: Mike said, "Wind up the clock now so it will start keeping time and start the alarm in the morning."
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