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how the wind is blowing

how the wind is blowing is the alternative form of which way the wind is blowing.

Meaning of which way the wind is blowing

Noun

which way the wind is blowing

  1. (idiomatic) The prevailing opinion or current view of most people, especially people with influence.
    • Minor writers, seeking a fashion to follow, may praise or blame various groups pretty much according to which way the wind is blowing, but the work of a writer like Ernest Hemingway, most people would agree, goes its own way.1975 June 29, Robert F. Lucid, “The Major Novelists View the American Businessman”, in New York Times, retrieved 05 Nov 2017

Questions about how the wind is blowing

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How the wind is blowing is the alternative form of which way the wind is blowing.

Words near how the wind is blowing in the dictionary

  1. how the other half live
  2. how the other half lives
  3. how the sausage gets made
  4. how the sausage is made
  5. how the turntables
  6. how the wind is blowing
  7. how to
  8. how very dare you
  9. how would I know
  10. how you doing
  11. how you get them is how you lose them

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