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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Several Ghana flags waved proudly during the windy day as supporters perused the streets around the Sheraton.—
Pj Green
july 1,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026 Fire shelters are mandatory equipment for crews who work across rugged terrain where things can change at a moment’s notice, especially when extremely dry and windy weather drives the flames, as happened last Saturday.—
Jack Dura,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026 The Towel-in-Window Trick for Cooling Down a Room Using a simple bath towel can be a good way to keep your bedroom cool, especially on windy nights.—
Timothy Dale,
The Spruce,
1 July 2026 The fire, which started on Saturday, doubled in size on Wednesday as hot, dry and windy conditions persisted on the Western Slope.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for windy
Word History
First Known Use
Adjective (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)