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noun (1)

ˈwind How to pronounce wind (audio)
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1
as in blow
noticeable movement of air in a particular direction there's a wind coming from underneath the front door

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2
as in tide
a prevailing or general movement or inclination the winds of public opinion are changing on this issue

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3
as in rhetoric
language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere the speech contained nothing of substance and was just a lot of wind

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wind

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noun (2)

ˈwīnd How to pronounce wind (audio)
as in curvature
something that curves or is curved there's one last easterly wind to the river before it empties into the sea

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wind

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verb

ˈwīnd How to pronounce wind (audio)
1
as in to curl
to follow a circular or spiral course flowering vines wind around the porch's graceful columns

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2
as in to worm
to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way self-interest winds itself into everything that he does—even his alleged favors for other people

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of wind
Noun
Residents can expect winds to be southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph and humidity as low as 8%. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026 Planted in a mound of debris, fluttering in the unforgiving wind, was the red-and-gold Chinese flag. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
Northwest Sundowner winds 15 - 30 mph with gusts 35 - 45 mph. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Here, Windstar’s experts will guide travelers through winding lanes lined with Byzantine churches and cathedrals that date back to the 12th and 13th centuries. — Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wind
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wind
  1. blow
  2. tide
  3. rhetoric
  4. curvature
  5. curl
  6. worm
  7. breeze
  8. direction
Noun
  • There have been plenty of in-game rotations, promising combinations, fluidity and creativity, but without the delivery of a final hammer blow.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The residents had sustained another blow when my friend, John Ahern, was a passenger on Pan Am Flight 103 that exploded on December 21, 1988 from a terrorist bomb over Lockerbie, Scotland.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of blow
Noun
  • One of those tides came in while Steinbach was at the far end of the island shooting a sunset.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The committee had been on hold all year and was expected to stay there, until the tide began turning toward a hike in late August.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of tide
Noun
  • Though the pace of attacks is a far cry from the peak of their war, Washington and Tehran have traded fire in recent days and rhetoric from both sides has been aggressive, while passage through the Strait of Hormuz remains restricted.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Many leaders also called on Mayor Zohran Mamdani to lower the temperature of his rhetoric critical of Israel.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of rhetoric
Noun
  • The more mass an object possesses, the greater the curvature, and because gravity arises from this curvature, the greater the gravitational influence.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The 2018 Equal Earth projection, on the other hand, follows the Earth’s curvature and shows continents in their true proportions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of curvature
Verb
  • She’s played with a darkly enigmatic, unnerving quality by James in her finest work to date — a knowing, even domineering smile often curling around her lips.
    — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The faster lines already have started to curl higher, as well.
    — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of curl
Verb
  • Over the next several decades, and countless strangulations, Homer and Bart wormed their way into our hearts.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The idea wormed its way through the State Fair machinery, and with a month and a half to go until gates opened, EatFuti heard they’d be allowed to test a pilot program.
    — Courtney Crowder, Des Moines Register, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of worm
Noun
  • Gusts up to 35 mph out of the north are possible, with the breeze pushing south toward Fresno.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Each kit includes 36 pre-bonded clusters—enough for six applications—plus a non-stick applicator that makes placement a breeze.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of breeze
Noun
  • Our study takes only a tiny step – but still a step – in that direction, helping to nail down the mechanism of exotic superconductivity in graphene.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The Florida Department of Transportation website notes that at least one lane in each direction will remain open at all times.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of direction

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“Wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wind. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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