wind-shaken

American  

[wind-shay-kuhn] / ˈwɪndˌʃeɪ kən /

adjective

1. affected by windshake.

2. shaken by the wind.

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Etymology

Origin of wind-shaken

First recorded in 1540–50

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Example Sentences

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wind-shaken

Its large flat circle acted as a screen for the wavering shadows cast by the wind-shaken oak leaves, while the piece’s own narrow shadows turned its support beams into a vibrating black-and-white drawing.

From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2017

March in Ireland can be a very lovely month, if you like your air rain-washed and your light wind-shaken.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 22, 2011

XX I dance: I exist in motion: A wind-shaken flower spilling my drops in the sunlight.

From Irradiations; Sand and Spray by John Gould Fletcher

Trembling like a wind-shaken leaf, she stole into the garden shrubbery and whispered, "Chunk?"

From Miss Lou by Edward Payson Roe

All power seems pride to men of petty souls, As the oak's knotted strength seems arrogance To the slime-rooted and wind-shaken reed That shivers in the shallows.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, February 28, 1891 by Various

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