wind-shaken
[wind-shey-kuh n]
- affected by windshake.
- shaken by the wind.
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Origin of wind-shaken
First recorded in 1540–50
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The wind-shaken branches of thought stretched with a broader sweep.
Ernest LinwoodCaroline Lee Hentz
Suddenly an apple dropped from a wind-shaken bough and fell at our feet.
The Confession of a FoolAugust Strindberg
The man kneeling in the shadows quivered like a wind-shaken reed.
The Hill of VenusNathan Gallizier
And then again it was poor and pitiful, wind-shaken and old, but it was home.
The BondboyGeorge W. (George Washington) Ogden
A flickering sunlight fell upon the wind-shaken lilac trees in the square enclosure.
The Illustrious PrinceE. Phillips Oppenheim