windy
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3.5
- adjective
- /ˈwɪndi/
:
impetuoso
- As we hiked up the mountain, it became increasingly windy, making us hold onto our hats tightly.
- windy street
- windy conditions
- windy day
Examples
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And it turns out the explanation that I found is that it is really windy where these bees live.
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Will this reason be enough to sustain you when the path toward this goal becomes dark and windy?
Blog text (1) -
Such a short summer, it sped by like a windy day.
Fiction book (1998) -
Windy and unpredictable.
Academic text (2009) -
A lumpen-looking long-haired woman in heels hurries away down a tortuously windy street.
Fiction book (1993) -
The storm made it very windy, causing branches to break and debris to fly everywhere.
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During the race, the windy conditions made it difficult for the runners to maintain their speed.
Synonyms
11
3.4
A wind that blows in sudden strong bursts
7
4.4
Windy weather with strong gusts that make noise
1
6.0
Strong wind that blows in sudden loud gusts
1
5.2
The weather has strong wind that moves things like leaves or umbrellas
Very strong, noisy wind that blows in sudden bursts
Compounds
How Turbulent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word windy can also mean 'fast or sudden' because people compare actions to wind 'moving air' that comes quickly and without warning. That's why a windy escape feels quick, strong, and hard to predict.