Word Image
plural: winds
Part Of Speech
noun, verb, adjective
Word Meaning
noun: a movement of air; the ability to breathe; gas produced in the stomach or the intestines; slight information especially about something secret; something curved or twisted
verb: to get a scent of; to cause to be out of breath; to allow to rest so as to recover breath; to sound by blowing; to move in a series of twists and turns; to involve in a tangle or a confusing or difficult situation; to coil completely or repeatedly about an object; to tighten the spring of
adjective: of or relating to wind instruments
Word Family
winded
wound
winding
windy
windier
windiest
windless
winder
Sentences
There’s a wind coming from underneath the front door.
The flowering vines wind around the porch posts.
Driving the winding mountain roads is a thrill.
It’s such a windy, cold day today.
She wound the scarf around her neck a little closer.
I get too winded now to climb up the mountain trails.
It feels windier on the other side of the building.
The winds of change are in the air.
I prefer the music of strings over wind instruments.
Paul wound the old antique clock after setting the time.
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