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winded

/ˈwɪndɪd/

winded is the simple past and past participle of wind.

Meaning of wind

Verb

wind (third-person singular simple present winds, present participle winding, simple past and past participle winded or (proscribed) wound)

  1. (transitive) To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
    • Earl Walter winds his bugle horn; / To horſe, to horſe, halloo, halloo! / His fiery courſer ſnuffs the morn, / And thronging ſerfs their Lord purſue.1796, Gottfried Augustus Bürger, “The Chase”, in [Walter Scott], transl., The Chase, and William and Helen: Two Ballads, from the German […], Edinburgh: […] Mundell and Son, […], for Manners and...
  2. (transitive) To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.
    • The boxer was winded during round two.
  3. (UK, transitive) To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.
  4. (UK, transitive) To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.
  5. (transitive) To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
  6. (transitive) To perceive or follow by scent.
    • The hounds winded the game.

See all 37 meanings of wind

Adjective

winded (comparative more winded, superlative most winded)

  1. Out of breath.
    • She was winded from her long run.

Forms of winded

comparativemore winded
superlativemost winded

Words formed from winded

Phrases with winded

Questions about winded

What does winded mean?
Winded means out of breath.
What is winded the simple past and past participle of?
Winded is the simple past and past participle of wind.
What part of speech is winded?
Winded is an adjective.
How do you pronounce winded?
Winded is pronounced /ˈwɪndɪd/.

Words near winded in the dictionary

  1. winddown
  2. winddowns
  3. winde
  4. Windeatt
  5. Windeatts
  6. winded
  7. winded off
  8. windedly
  9. windedness
  10. Windell
  11. Windella

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