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verb/wɪnd/
/wɪnd/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they wind | /wɪnd/ /wɪnd/ |
| he / she / it winds | /wɪndz/ /wɪndz/ |
| past simple winded | /ˈwɪndɪd/ /ˈwɪndɪd/ |
| past participle winded | /ˈwɪndɪd/ /ˈwɪndɪd/ |
| -ing form winding | /ˈwɪndɪŋ/ /ˈwɪndɪŋ/ |
- [usually passive] to make somebody unable to breathe easily for a short time
- be winded (by something) He was momentarily winded by the blow to his stomach.
- wind somebody (British English) to gently hit or rub a baby’s back to make it burp (= release gas from its stomach through its mouth) synonym burp see also long-winded
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wind and German Wind, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ventus.
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