windblown

Examples

• All

• As we hiked along the path, we admired the windblown grasses that danced in the breeze.

• The windblown shrubs on the cliff's edge created a unique landscape, revealing their struggle against the elements.

• His hair was windblown, as though he had just combed it with his fingers.

  Fiction book (1998)

• We walked over to a gnarled, windblown wild cherry, about fifteen feet high.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Francesca standing near a covered bridge, her hair windblown, her expression serene, beautiful, and sad.

  Fiction book (1995)

• When she reached the pond, she found it peaceful, dappled with sunlight and windblown leaves.

  Fiction book (1998)

• The fresh newness of her mouth surprised him, framed by her upturned face and windblown hair.

  Fiction book (2000)

• The fog grew thicker and drenched the summit in cold, windblown mist.

  Academic text (2007)

• I recognized Luis Cassells first, mud-spattered and windblown, his big, dark face crestfallen.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Cicadas rasped as Dail silently traced an aimless pattern in the windblown, ever-present dust.

  Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

W

windswept

vswindblown

9 4.9

Open to strong winds and often looking wild and empty

grows into a long lasting shape formed by steady prevailing winds

B

blown

vswindblown

2.7

Carried by wind or shaped by air, such as sand and glass

grows slowly into a shape determined by steady prevailing winds

How Drifty

drifty

8.8

windblown

5 4.9

exposed

1 3.4

sheltered

1 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology