winded
verb
Form of wind , past tense of wind.
Simple meaning
To cause to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈwɪndɪd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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verb
past tense of wind
To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.
past tense of wind
To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.
past tense of wind
To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
past tense of wind
To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.
Word Aura™
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This meaning: To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.
Used this way, winded is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Inflected forms
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Air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
A worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism).
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