winded

[win-did]

adjective

1. out of breath.

2. having wind or breath of a specified kind (usually used in combination).

   short-winded; broken-winded.

winded

/ ˈwɪndɪd /

adjective

1. out of breath, as from strenuous exercise

2. (in combination) having breath or wind as specified

   broken-winded

   short-winded

Other Word Forms

• windedness noun
• unwinded adjective
• well-winded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of winded¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; wind ¹, -ed ³

Example Sentences

Mascalusco used to have an active lifestyle, but the damage to her lungs made it so she could barely go up and down the stairs of her Utah home without feeling winded.

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Three days later he returned, the horses lathered and winded as if they had run the Derby.

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Suitcases swinging by their sides, Penelope and the children half skipped and half tumbled down the grassy slopes, only stopping when they were winded and could no longer catch breath enough to laugh.

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The men and their horses looked winded and unhappy.

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The stark difference in attacking efficiency winded a previously noisy capacity crowd.

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