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winded

verb adjective

To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
W
Ends with
D
Contains
IN
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Definitions

verb

  1. To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.

  2. To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.

    “The boxer was winded during round two.”

  3. To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.

  4. To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.

  5. To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.

  6. To perceive or follow by scent.

    “The hounds winded the game.”

  7. To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.

  8. To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.

verb

  1. To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.

    “to wind thread on a spool or into a ball”

  2. To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.

    “Please wind that old-fashioned alarm clock.”

  3. To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.

  4. To travel in a way that is not straight.

    “Vines wind round a pole. The river winds through the plain.”

  5. To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.

  6. To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.

  7. To cover or surround with something coiled about.

    “to wind a rope with twine”

  8. To cause to move by exerting a winding force; to haul or hoist, as by a winch.

  9. To turn (a ship) around, end for end.

adjective

  1. Out of breath

    “She was winded from her long run.”

In context

Example Sentences

The boxer was winded during round two.
The hounds winded the game.
to wind thread on a spool or into a ball
Please wind that old-fashioned alarm clock.
Vines wind round a pole. The river winds through the plain.
to wind a rope with twine
She was winded from her long run.
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