how the wind blows

wind

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun wind, Literary wahynd; verb wind]
- /noun wɪnd, Literary waɪnd; verb wɪnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun wind, Literary wahynd; verb wind]
- /noun wɪnd, Literary waɪnd; verb wɪnd/

Definitions of how the wind blows words

noun how the wind blows air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth's surface: A gentle wind blew through the valley. High winds were forecast. 1
noun how the wind blows a gale; storm; hurricane. 1
noun how the wind blows any stream of air, as that produced by a bellows or fan. 1
noun how the wind blows air that is blown or forced to produce a musical sound in singing or playing an instrument. 1
noun how the wind blows wind instrument. 1
noun how the wind blows wind instruments collectively. 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English (noun), Old English; cognate with Dutch, German Wind, Old Norse vindr, Gothic winds, Latin ventus

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% 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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