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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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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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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
Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article If nothing else, the gray, sometimes rainy, often windy conditions on the first day of the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival sure made the blooms pop.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
The windy conditions and low humidity will lead to an elevated fire weather threat for areas west of Interstate 35 on Tuesday.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2025
According to the State Fire Marshal, there are ongoing response operations to more than 175 wildfires, impacting 4,200 acres across the state, including Horry, Spartanburg, Oconee, Union, and Pickens Counties primarily due to dry, windy conditions.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
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The rain should mostly move out of the Baltimore area, making way for windy conditions before sunny and warmer temperatures take over the next week, according to the National Weather Service.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article If nothing else, the gray, sometimes rainy, often windy conditions on the first day of the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival sure made the blooms pop.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
The windy conditions and low humidity will lead to an elevated fire weather threat for areas west of Interstate 35 on Tuesday.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2025
According to the State Fire Marshal, there are ongoing response operations to more than 175 wildfires, impacting 4,200 acres across the state, including Horry, Spartanburg, Oconee, Union, and Pickens Counties primarily due to dry, windy conditions.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Windy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windy. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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