second wind

noun

: renewed energy or endurance

Examples of second wind in a Sentence

The sight of the finish line gave the runners a second wind.

He suddenly got his second wind and was able to complete the project on time.

Recent Examples on the Web

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Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for second wind

• underpinned
• chagrined
• downwind
• rescind
• upwind
• whirlwind
• woodwind
• finned
• ginned
• grinned
• pinned
• sinned

Kids Definition

second wind

noun

: new energy or ability to continue

Medical Definition

second wind

noun

: recovered full power of respiration after the first exhaustion during exertion due to improved heart action