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wind-shaken

[ wind-shey-kuh n ]

/ ˈwɪndˌʃeɪ kən /

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adjective

affected by windshake.

shaken by the wind.

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Nearby words

wind-chill, wind-chill factor, wind-down, wind-pollinated, wind-screen, wind-shaken, wind-sucking, wind-swept, windable, windage, windaus

Origin of wind-shaken

First recorded in 1540–50

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for wind-shaken

Many a night the cliffs repeated the restlessness of the wind-shaken water until the sun quieted all with light.
The Rocky Mountain Wonderland|Enos A. Mills
Into this bay, like petals from a wind-shaken blossom tree, are dropped hundreds of islands.
Rosemary and Rue|Amber
A flickering sunlight fell upon the wind-shaken lilac trees in the square enclosure.
The Illustrious Prince|E. Phillips Oppenheim
The wind-shaken paper utterly dissipated the pony's corn-fed complacency.
Janice Day|Helen Beecher Long

The wind-shaken branches of thought stretched with a broader sweep.
Ernest Linwood|Caroline Lee Hentz