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get the wind up

get the wind up
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [get stressed th ee noun wind, literary wahynd uhp]
    • /gɛt stressed ði noun wɪnd, literary waɪnd ʌp/
    • /ˈɡet ðə wɪnd ʌp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [get stressed th ee noun wind, literary wahynd uhp]
    • /gɛt stressed ði noun wɪnd, literary waɪnd ʌp/

Definitions of get the wind up words

  • noun get the wind up to become frightened 0
  • verb get the wind up (Idiomatic) (Britain) To become frightened or disturbed. 0
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Parts of speech for Get the wind up

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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get the wind up popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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