Windy - English meaning

adjective

Feeling fear or anxiety; frightened.

Usage examples:

I'm afraid of dogs

adjective

Feeling or showing worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.

Usage examples:

She was extremely anxious about her exams

adjective

Wanting very much for something to happen; eager

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] i’ve been anxious to meet you., [ + to infinitive ] it was getting late, and i …

adjective

Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

Usage examples:

He felt apprehensive about going home

adjective

Feeling anxiety about the future; fearing that something unpleasant will happen

Usage examples:

We’re all apprehensive about tomorrow’s meeting., they looked apprehensively around the room.

adjective

(of a person or part of the body) not clothed or covered.

Usage examples:

He was bare from the waist up

verb

Uncover (a part of the body or other thing) and expose it to view.

Usage examples:

He bared his chest to show his scar

determiner

A large amount or number of.

Usage examples:

My birthday's on the 22nd—i'm gonna get bare cash

adjective

(of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements.

Usage examples:

A bleak and barren moor

noun

A small silvery shoaling fish of the carp family, found in eurasian rivers.

Usage examples:

The flies for pike were naturally bigger than the bleaks, so they left me alone and i got some pike.

adjective

Windy or windswept.

Usage examples:

A blowy day

adjective

With a lot of wind

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A blowy day

adjective

Characterized by strong winds; stormy.

Usage examples:

The weather turned wintry and blusterous

adjective

(of weather) characterized by strong winds.

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A gusty, blustery day

adjective

(of the weather) stormy and windy

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A cold and blustery night

adjective

Noisy, energetic, and cheerful.

Usage examples:

A group of boisterous lads

adjective

Noisy and not controlled

Usage examples:

The audience burst into boisterous laughter.

adjective

Pleasantly windy.

Usage examples:

It was a bright, breezy day

adjective

Having light winds

Usage examples:

It was a sunny, breezy day, just right for sailing., she revolutionized fashion reporting with her …

adjective

Tense, nervous, or irritable.

Usage examples:

He became edgy and defensive

adjective

Nervous or easily upset

Usage examples:

He paced the hallway looking edgy and impatient.

adjective

Not covered or hidden; visible.

Usage examples:

The venue featured beautiful hardwood floors and exposed brick walls

verb

Make (something) visible by uncovering it.

Usage examples:

At low tide the sands are exposed

adjective

Not covered; able to be seen

Usage examples:

He left some exposed wires that should be covered up.

adjective

Feeling or showing fear or anxiety.

Usage examples:

They are fearful of the threat of nuclear war

adjective

Showing or causing fear; frightened or worried about something

Usage examples:

A fearful expression/reaction, fearful dangers, he was fearful of driving on the icy streets.

adjective

(of food) recently made or obtained; not tinned, frozen, or otherwise preserved.

Usage examples:

Fresh fruit

adverb

Newly; recently.

Usage examples:

Fresh-baked bread

adjective

Recently made, produced, or harvested

adjective

Feeling or expressing distress or irritation.

Usage examples:

The baby was crying with a fretful whimper

adjective

Behaving in a way that shows you are unhappy, worried, or uncomfortable

Usage examples:

By midnight the children were tired and fretful (= complaining a lot because they were unhappy).

adjective

Afraid or anxious.

Usage examples:

A frightened child

verb

Make (someone) afraid or anxious.

Usage examples:

The savagery of his thoughts frightened him

adjective

Feeling fear or worry

Usage examples:

She gets frightened when he shouts at her., the police officer found a frightened child in the hut.…

adjective

Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.

Usage examples:

A garrulous cab driver

adjective

Having the habit of talking a lot, esp. about unimportant things

Usage examples:

I had talked too much about myself and felt like a garrulous old fool.

adjective

Characterized by or blowing in gusts.

Usage examples:

Gusty winds

adjective

With sudden, strong winds

Usage examples:

The forecast was for gusty winds and rain.

adjective

Nervous or unable to relax.

Usage examples:

Caffeine makes me jittery

adjective

Showing nervousness or fear about something

Usage examples:

Jittery about sth markets are feeling very jittery about a possible rise in interest rates., jitter…

adjective

(of a person) anxious and uneasy.

Usage examples:

He was tired and jumpy

adjective

Nervous or anxious

Usage examples:

Stop watching him; it makes him jumpy.

adjective

Nervous or uncertain about what might happen in the future

Usage examples:

Calming jumpy markets can be difficult in times of crisis.

adjective

(especially in reference to time) of considerable or unusual length, especially so as to be tedious.

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Lengthy delays

Extended in duration

adjective

Taking a long time

Usage examples:

A lengthy speech

adjective

Taking more time than is necessary

Usage examples:

A long-drawn-out process

idiom

Using or containing too many words

adjective

(of speech or writing) continuing at tedious length.

Usage examples:

A long-winded question

adjective

Capable of doing something for a long time without becoming breathless.

adjective

Tending to talk a great deal; talkative.

Usage examples:

Never loquacious, sarah was now totally lost for words

adjective

Having the habit of talking a lot

adjective

Following a winding course.

Usage examples:

Meandering rivers flow at vastly different rates

noun

An act of following a winding course.

Usage examples:

Ox-bow lagoons left by the river's meanderings

verb

(of a river or road) follow a winding course.

Usage examples:

A river that meandered gently through a meadow

adjective

Easily agitated or alarmed.

Usage examples:

A sensitive, nervous person

adjective

Too long.

Usage examples:

An overlong sermon

adverb

For too long.

Usage examples:

The pass was delayed overlong

adjective

Too long

Usage examples:

The last song on the album is brilliantly performed but overlong.

adjective

(of speech or writing) indirect and circumlocutory.

Usage examples:

The periphrastic nature of legal syntax

adjective

(of speech or writing) using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy.

Usage examples:

He found the narrative too prolix and discursive

adjective

Using too many words and therefore boring or difficult to read or listen to

Usage examples:

The author's prolix style has done nothing to encourage sales of the book.

adjective

Continuing for a long time or longer than usual; lengthy.

Usage examples:

The region suffered a prolonged drought

verb

Extend the duration of.

Usage examples:

An idea which prolonged the life of the engine by many years

adjective

Continuing for a long time

Usage examples:

Prolonged use of the drug is known to have harmful side-effects.

adjective

Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.

Usage examples:

A protracted and bitter dispute

verb

Prolong.

Usage examples:

He had certainly taken his time, even protracting the process

adjective

Lasting for a long time, or made to continue longer than necessary

Usage examples:

Their protracted legal battle may soon be resolved.

adjective

(of writing or speech) lengthy and confused or inconsequential.

Usage examples:

A rambling six-hour speech

noun

The activity of walking in the countryside for pleasure.

Usage examples:

A rambling club

verb

Walk for pleasure in the countryside.

Usage examples:

I spent most of my spare time rambling and climbing

adjective

Another term for repetitive.

Usage examples:

Many hours of repetitious labour

adjective

Filled with unnecessary and boring things expressed or happening in the same way many times

Usage examples:

The movie got a little repetitious after the third car chase.

adjective

Fearful; frightened.

Usage examples:

I wasn't scared at all

verb

Cause great fear or nervousness in; frighten.

Usage examples:

I was scared stiff

adjective

(of weather) characterized by squalls.

Usage examples:

Squally showers

adjective

With sudden strong winds or short storms

Usage examples:

There is some squally weather on its way., a sudden squally shower threatened to blow my umbrella i…

adjective

(of weather) characterized by strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.

Usage examples:

A dark and stormy night

adjective

Experiencing mental or emotional strain or tension.

Usage examples:

Stressed workers reported smoking more

verb

Give particular emphasis or importance to (a point, statement, or idea) made in speech or writing.

Usage examples:

They stressed the need for reform

adjective

Worried and unhappy because you have too much work or too many problems to deal with

Usage examples:

Stressed (out) workers/business people/commuters, be/get/feel stressed (out) a quarter of workers i…

adjective

Fond of or given to talking.

Usage examples:

The talkative driver hadn't stopped chatting

adjective

Using two words or phrases that express the same meaning, in a way that is unnecessary and usually unintentional

Usage examples:

The phrase "advance planning" is tautological since when else are you going to plan something?, if …

adjective

Too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous.

Usage examples:

A tedious journey

adjective

Characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion.

Usage examples:

He had a reckless and tempestuous streak

adjective

(especially of a muscle) stretched tight or rigid.

Usage examples:

She tried to relax her tense muscles

verb

Become tense, typically through anxiety or nervousness.

Usage examples:

Her body tensed up

noun

A set of forms taken by a verb to indicate the time (and sometimes also the continuance or completeness) of the action in relation to the time of the utterance.

Usage examples:

The future tense

adjective

Characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion; not stable or calm.

Usage examples:

The country's turbulent history

adjective

Full of confusion; lacking order

Usage examples:

His book discusses the turbulent years of the civil rights struggle., turbulent seas kept us from s…

adjective

Experiencing many problems, disagreements, or changes

Usage examples:

A turbulent time/period/year the publishing world is going through a turbulent time at the moment.,…

adjective

Nervous; anxious.

Usage examples:

She felt twitchy about the man hovering in the background

adjective

Nervous and worried, sometimes showing this through sudden movements or movements that do not appear smooth or relaxed

Usage examples:

On camera he appears twitchy and ill at ease., the president is getting twitchy about the fall in h…

adjective

Causing or feeling anxiety; troubled or uncomfortable.

Usage examples:

She felt guilty now and a little uneasy

adjective

Not protected or kept safe from harm or injury.

Usage examples:

Healthcare workers remained unprotected against hepatitis b infection

adjective

Not safe from injury, damage, or loss

Usage examples:

Many of our forests remain unprotected by environmental laws.

adjective

Using or expressed in more words than are needed.

Usage examples:

Much academic language is obscure and verbose

adjective

Using or containing more words than are necessary

Usage examples:

A verbose explanation/report/speech/style, he was a notoriously verbose after-dinner speaker.

adjective

(of a person) talking fluently, readily, or incessantly.

Usage examples:

A voluble game-show host

adjective

Speaking a lot, with confidence and enthusiasm

Usage examples:

She was a voluble, smart, funny interviewee., two people walked by having a voluble argument.

adjective

(of an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated.

Usage examples:

A herd of wild goats

noun

A natural state or uncultivated or uninhabited region.

Usage examples:

Kiwis are virtually extinct in the wild

verb

Treat (a person or animal) harshly, so that they become untrusting or nervous.

Usage examples:

Let your pigeon fly for a while: we don't want to wild him

adjective

(of a place) exposed to strong winds.

Usage examples:

The windswept moors

adjective

(of places) open to and not protected from strong winds

Usage examples:

We drove along the windswept coast of big sur in southern california.

adjective

Using or expressed in rather too many words.

Usage examples:

A wordy and repetitive account

adjective

Containing too many words

Usage examples:

Your memo is too wordy – make it short and to the point.

adjective

Anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems.

Usage examples:

Michelle knew that her friends were very worried about her

verb

Feel or cause to feel anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems.

Usage examples:

He worried about his soldier sons in the war

adjective

Anxious because you're thinking about problems or other unpleasant things that are happening or may happen

Usage examples:

We were very worried when he did not answer his phone., she had a worried look on her face.

adjective

(of weather) characterized by strong winds.

Usage examples:

It's a wuthering day on the moors today

adjective

Used to describe a wind that is blowing very strongly or a place where the wind blows strongly

Usage examples:

The wuthering wind of the moors sent a chill down my spine.