kinda

[ kahyn-duh ]

/ ˈkaɪn də /

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adverb Informal.

kind of; rather: The movie was kinda boring.

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Origin of kinda

A phonetic spelling representing the pronunciation of kind of in continuous rapid speech

Words nearby kinda

Kincardineshire, kinchin, Kinchinjunga, kincob, kind, kinda, kindergarten, kindergartner, kindhearted, kindjal, kindle

How to use kinda in a sentence

Some people find it kinda cool when they’re in line at the 7-Eleven behind someone they saw on C-SPAN.
For locals, this inauguration was like none they’ve ever experienced|John Kelly|January 20, 2021|Washington Post
It’s surprising it comes together at all — there’s no way the slapstick of Goofy should work with the creepiness of Marley’s ghost, but it kinda does — but it’s always hampered by being a Disney production first and a Dickens adaptation second.
A Christmas Carol, explained by a 5-year-old|Emily VanDerWerff|December 24, 2020|Vox
It’s kinda perfect she is starring in a Lifetime Christmas movie – her real life is just as romantic.
Kyla Pratt’s Real Life Is As Romantic As The Lifetime Movie She Stars In|cmurray|December 4, 2020|Essence.com
It’s not easy to raise that kinda capital, he said, while you’re working other jobs and pressed for time, but the people closest to the community can nonetheless make a real difference in people’s lives.
Welcome to a Dem-Controlled County|Jesse Marx and Maya Srikrishnan|November 4, 2020|Voice of San Diego

VOSD host Scott Lewis kinda cheated toward the end of the draft.
VOSD Podcast: It’s Election Draft Day|Nate John|October 30, 2020|Voice of San Diego
I ended up developing a blister on one of my vocal cords, so that kinda sucked.
Deer Tick's John McCauley on Ten Years in Rock and Roll|James Joiner|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
My wife was talking to her on the phone, and I just kinda found the courage to ask her.
Deer Tick's John McCauley on Ten Years in Rock and Roll|James Joiner|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Koenig proceeds to deliver her deeply conflicted, sorta-kinda support for Adnan.
Adnan Killed Her! No, Jay Did It! Serial’s Uncertain, True-to-Reality End|Emily Shire|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Race, class, gender, sexuality, our show kinda lives on the edge of all those questions,” Washington says.
NPR’s Smooth-Talking Millennial Whisperer|Batya Ungar-Sargon|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On August 17, just a few weeks before the fall campaign iced off, he had to go on national TV to offer a mea kinda sorta culpa.
The Coming Democratic Midterm Collapse|Jeff Greenfield|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She said she was, but she started awful slow, and kinda peered back, and up to the hall.
Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher|Eleanor Gates
I put down my haid, and was just kinda dragged up the aisle and onto the platform.
Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher|Eleanor Gates
Next thing, he borraed my gun and just kinda happened over towards the pay-car.
Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher|Eleanor Gates
But here lately we been havin trouble and I kinda got used to havin one along when I go ridin.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O|Clair Blank
Big aerial views of land developments, and drawings of buildings, roads and causeways, that kinda stuff.
Vanishing Point|C.C. Beck