windy

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adjective (1)

ˈwin-dē

windier; windiest

Synonyms of windy next

a(1)

: windswept

a windy coast

(2)

: marked by strong wind or by more wind than usual

a windy day

: violent, stormy

: flatulent sense 1

a windy bellyache

: verbose, bombastic

a windy politician

: lacking substance : empty

windy promises

windily

ˈwin-də-lē

adverb

windiness

ˈwin-dē-nəs

noun

windy

2 of 2

adjective (2)

ˈwīn-dē

windier; windiest

: winding

a windy path

Examples of windy in a Sentence

Adjective (1) one particularly windy day should shake the last of the autumn leaves from the trees gave his usual windy speech about working for the common people a windy saleswoman who told us a lot more than we wanted to know about vacuum cleaners Adjective (2) a windy little creek

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AccuWeather predicts highs of the middle to upper 30s in the windy city. —

Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024 On a windy summer afternoon, three of us hiked to the summit of The Mesa carrying lumber, tools, and bedsheets. —

The Editors, Outside Online, 25 Dec. 2024 The weather service predicts the chance of rain to drop to 30% headed into Wednesday night, as conditions are forecast to shift to partly cloudy and windy with a low around 29. —

Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 17 Dec. 2024 Taiwan aims to have 700 offshore wind turbines operating in the consistently windy Taiwan Strait by 2025, up from nearly 300 as of last year. —

Joshua Keating, Vox, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for windy