/ Dictionary / Index S self-winding: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: self-wind•ing Pronunciation: (self'wīn'ding), [key] — adj. kept wound or wound periodically by a mechanism, as an electric motor or a system of weighted levers, so that winding by hand is not necessary. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: self-winding (Thesaurus) self-will self-worth Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language