wendeling

Wendeling is a Dutch noun that denotes the act of turning or reversing direction. It is not a common term in contemporary Dutch; most speakers would use wending, draaiing, ommekeer, or keerpunt to express related ideas. The word derives from wenden, meaning to turn or apply toward something, with the -ing nominalizing suffix. It is cognate with the German wenden and related Dutch forms.

In use, wendeling may appear in historical or specialized texts. In a mechanical context, it could describe a turning operation or a change in orientation of a component, though such use is rare and typically the more precise term wending or draaiing is preferred. In navigation or travel writing, it might be used to refer to a reversal of course, but again is uncommon; the preferred terms are ommekeer or koerswijziging. In literary or historical discourse, some authors may employ wendeling to describe a turning point or plot twist, but this is not standard usage and could be seen as stylistic or archaic.

Because of its limited attestation, there are no major definitions or notable uses that anchor the term in a specific field. The word may also occur as a surname or as part of place names in some contexts, but these uses are incidental rather than central to the term's meaning.

See also: wending, ommekeer, koerswijziging, Wendepunkt (German).