rambling vs winding

rambling is not a noun while winding is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rambling	No	Yes	No	No
winding	Yes	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, rambling and winding are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of rambling include meandering, wandering.

rambling (noun)	winding (noun)
	the act of winding or twisting

rambling (adjective)	winding (adjective)
of a path e.g.	marked by repeated turns and bends
(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects	of a path e.g.
spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly