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winded
wind up in
To arrive someplace or in some situation, with the sense that getting there was not planned. My brother is a very spontaneous traveler and just spends his time in whatever country he winds up in! We had some time to kill before the concert, so we walked around and wound up in a coffee shop.
long-winded
long-winded speech or writing continues for too long in a way that is boring She launched into a long-winded explanation of how she'd found the books and I'm afraid I didn't really listen.