1
as in gusty
marked by strong wind or more wind than usual
one particularly windy day should shake the last of the autumn leaves from the trees
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as in rhetorical
marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases
gave his usual windy speech about working for the common people
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as in rambling
using or containing more words than necessary to express an idea
a windy saleswoman who told us a lot more than we wanted to know about vacuum cleaners
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as in winding
marked by a long series of irregular curves
a windy little creek
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Recent Examples of windy
Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2026
Claeson pointed out that the Knights’ energy helped keep them in a back-and-forth game on a windy day.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Lynette Hooker, 55, and her husband, Brian Hooker, 58, both US nationals from Michigan, were on a small dinghy when Lynette fell off the boat as windy weather kicked up turbulent seas, according to Brian’s account shared by the Royal Bahamas Police Force.
—Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
While the standard rootstock pear trees often have a robust root system well-suited to windy areas, Fried notes that growth success can depend on other factors, such as soil quality, water availability, and overall care.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 8 Apr. 2026
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Sunday will continue to be wet and windy, with temperatures about 5 degrees lower than Saturday.
—Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2026
Claeson pointed out that the Knights’ energy helped keep them in a back-and-forth game on a windy day.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Lynette Hooker, 55, and her husband, Brian Hooker, 58, both US nationals from Michigan, were on a small dinghy when Lynette fell off the boat as windy weather kicked up turbulent seas, according to Brian’s account shared by the Royal Bahamas Police Force.
—Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
While the standard rootstock pear trees often have a robust root system well-suited to windy areas, Fried notes that growth success can depend on other factors, such as soil quality, water availability, and overall care.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Windy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windy. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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