query | Journalists often refer to a trend or factor that influences events as a w___ of a particular kind.Journalists often refer to a trend or factor that influences events as a wind of a particular kind. The winds of change are blowing across the country. The world's entire aerospace industry is feeling the chill winds of recession. |
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word | wind |
full-definition | noun A wind is a current of air that is moving across the earth's surface. There was a strong wind blowing. Then the wind dropped and the surface of the sea was still. The leaves rustled in the wind. During the night a gust of wind had blown the pot over. Journalists often refer to a trend or factor that influences events as a wind of a particular kind. The winds of change are blowing across the country. The world's entire aerospace industry is feeling the chill winds of recession. Wind is the air that you sometimes swallow with food or drink, or gas that is produced in your intestines, which causes an uncomfortable feeling. verb If you are winded by something such as a blow, the air is suddenly knocked out of your lungs so that you have difficulty breathing for a short time. He was winded and shaken. The cow stamped on his side, winding him. If you wind a baby, you hit its back gently in order to help it to release air from its stomach . If he cries when you put him down after a feed, try winding him. adjective The wind section of an orchestra or band is the group of people who produce musical sounds by blowing into their instruments. |
inflections | windswindingwinded |
cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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