Synonyms
Examples of windy in a Sentence
Adjective (1)
one particularly windy day should shake the last of the autumn leaves from the trees
gave his usual windy speech about working for the common people
a windy saleswoman who told us a lot more than we wanted to know about vacuum cleaners
Adjective (2)
a windy little creek
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Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
The fish don’t like rough water, so the cold and windy storms of April and early May likely pushed the anchovies deeper, said Thompson.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
Efforts to tame the flames have been hampered by hot, dry and windy conditions, according to InciWeb.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
On a cold, windy night, fierce rivals engaged in a close battle.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2024
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Adjective
Despite the windy weather, the bride and groom were all smiles at their nuptials, which have been highly buzzed about as the British high-society wedding of the year.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
The fish don’t like rough water, so the cold and windy storms of April and early May likely pushed the anchovies deeper, said Thompson.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
Efforts to tame the flames have been hampered by hot, dry and windy conditions, according to InciWeb.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
On a cold, windy night, fierce rivals engaged in a close battle.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Windy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windy. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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