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winded

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈwɪndɪd/
  • CMU ARPABET: W IH1 N D IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: W AY1 N D IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Out of breath.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • She was winded from her long run.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of wind

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

Examples

  • The boxer winded his opponent by striking his solar plexus.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

breathing laboriously or convulsively

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blown, pursy, short-winded

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: задъхан (zadǎhan) — short of breath
  • Dutch: buiten adem — short of breath
  • Finnish: hengästynyt — short of breath
  • Hungarian: ki van fulladva — short of breath
  • Hungarian: nem kap levegőt — short of breath
  • Māori: hēmanawa — short of breath
  • Portuguese: sem fólego — short of breath
  • Russian: запыхавшийся (zapyxavšijsja) — short of breath
  • Serbo-Croatian: zadihan — short of breath
  • Spanish: esmorecido — short of breath
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