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windedly

windedly

9.1
In a way that shows a person is breathing hard after effort or shock
  • adverb
  • /ˈwɪndɪdli/
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  • She answered the phone windedly, still catching her breath from her jog.

Examples

  • He spoke windedly after running up the stairs to deliver the message.

  • The player collapsed windedly on the field after the intense match.

  • She spoke windedly after running up the stairs.

  • He arrived windedly, trying to catch his breath.

  • He spoke windedly after running up the stairs to deliver the message.

  • She answered the phone windedly, still catching her breath from her jog.

  • The player collapsed windedly on the field after the intense match.

Synonyms

breathlessly
vswindedly
13 4.0

In a way that shows you have little air because you feel excited, scared, or very tired

is often felt as sudden lack of air from shock or heavy effort
breathily
vswindedly
1 5.4

In a soft, quiet voice that sounds like you are breathing

is more about urgent lack of air from exertion or shock than softness
wheezily
vswindedly
1 7.8

With a short high sound when someone breathes hard

is general lack of air from exertion or shock rather than a whistled sound
gaspingly
vswindedly
8.4

With short, quick breaths after hard exercise

is a steady lack of air from heavy effort or shock
pantingly
vswindedly
7.7

In a way that shows quick, heavy breathing from effort or excitement

is used for lack of air after heavy exertion or sudden shock
huffingly
vswindedly
8.4

In a way that shows breathing hard from effort or excitement

is about lack of air caused by shock or strenuous effort rather than noise
stertorously
vswindedly
  • Specialized
9.9

Someone breathes in a noisy, heavy way like loud snoring

is less about noisy medical breathing and more about sudden lack of air
wheezingly
vswindedly
9.1

With short, noisy breaths because it is hard to breathe

is lack of air from heavy effort or shock rather than a specific noisy sound

Antonyms

1.0

Without much effort

How Breathless

gaspingly
8.4
breathlessly
13 4.0
windedly
9.1
pantingly
7.7

Surface Forms

windedly positive

Morphology

windedly = winded (semi-transparent) = wind + edly

The connection to 'winded' is clear, but the specific adverbial usage may not be immediately obvious to learners.

Etymology

Windedly comes from the common word wind, which can mean 'breath' or 'air'—when you 'lose your wind' you are out of breath. So windedly means 'in a breathless or gasping way'.