windswept

adjective

wind·​swept ˈwin(d)-ˌswept 

: swept by or as if by wind

Examples of windswept in a Sentence

The sailors looked windswept and tired.

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, Wendy enters the lab to chat with the aliens, using a language that consists of clicks and sighs — like a swarm of insects nesting in a windswept forest. —Noel Murray, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025

Get ready to explore the Red Planet — our dusty, windswept neighbor that's captured human imagination for centuries. —Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2025

These low lying windswept islands are composed of volcanic and sedimentary rock, whilst the soil of the main island is mostly peat. —Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025

For seven years, Michael Polsky has been trying to build a high-voltage power line from the windswept prairies of Kansas to the ravenous electrical grids of the Midwest and East Coast. —Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for windswept

• accept
• adept
• except
• inept
• precept
• sidestepped
• transept
• crept
• kept
• leaped
• leapt
• prepped

Kids Definition

windswept

adjective

wind·​swept -ˌswept 

: disturbed by or as if by wind

a windswept beach