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wind

/ˈwɪnd/ noun

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In Latin: ventus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about wind at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.
    trees bent under the fierce winds
  2. A tendency or force that influences events.
    the winds of change
  3. Breath.
    the collision knocked the wind out of him

verb

  1. To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course.
    the river winds through the hills
  2. Extend in curves and turns.
    The road winds around the lake
  3. Arrange or or coil around.
    roll your hair around your finger

Origin

From Middle English wynd, wind, from Old English wind (“wind”), from Proto-West Germanic *wind, from Proto-Germanic *windaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥tos (“wind”), from earlier *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“wind”), derived from the present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

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