1
as in gusty
marked by strong wind or more wind than usual
one particularly windy day should shake the last of the autumn leaves from the trees
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2
as in rhetoric
marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases
gave his usual windy speech about working for the common people
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3
as in rambling
using or containing more words than necessary to express an idea
a windy saleswoman who told us a lot more than we wanted to know about vacuum cleaners
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as in winding
marked by a long series of irregular curves
a windy little creek
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Recent Examples of windy
Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
Later on Saturday, a 20% chance of snow showers would be seen before 8 p.m., with clouds rolling out by Sunday, leaving a sunny but cold and windy end to the weekend in Flagstaff.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 17 Nov. 2024
In Pennsylvania, firefighters are working to control a fire that erupted in Berks County due to dry and windy conditions.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
From northeast Pennsylvania to New Hampshire, 3 to 6 inches of snow — and potentially even more — is possible, with windy conditions potentially leading to power outages in the area.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
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On a windy day in New York, the Senz merely bobbed up and down.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
Later on Saturday, a 20% chance of snow showers would be seen before 8 p.m., with clouds rolling out by Sunday, leaving a sunny but cold and windy end to the weekend in Flagstaff.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 17 Nov. 2024
In Pennsylvania, firefighters are working to control a fire that erupted in Berks County due to dry and windy conditions.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
From northeast Pennsylvania to New Hampshire, 3 to 6 inches of snow — and potentially even more — is possible, with windy conditions potentially leading to power outages in the area.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Windy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windy. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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