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Meanings of winded in English

Breathing laboriously or convulsively.

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      1
      We lose our readers' attention when paragraphs are too long-winded and wordy.
      The South African
      2
      This set him thinking; he knew the deer had not winded him.
      The Forest Lovers
      3
      In most cases these were long-winded, pointless, and yawn-provoking attempts at writing.
      Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination
      4
      Long-winded went to French restaurant & asked for sardines and plain bread.
      The new yorker
      5
      The politicians on our screens are renowned for long winded, waffly answers.
      Radio NZ
      6
      Caleb could be extremely long-winded when he felt the occasion warranted it.
      Diagnosis: danger
      7
      We hadn't gone five yards when Strike spoke, sounding winded and sulky.
      Speaking in Bones
      8
      Though bruised and winded he was always up again in an instant.
      The Last Galley; Impressions and Tales
      9
      The interminable angst of the working artist deserves deeper, more long-winded analysis!
      The Irish Times
      10
      The horse was breathing in short, uncertain gasps, as though near winded.
      A Soldier of Virginia: A Tale of Colonel Washington and Braddock...
      11
      The animal had evidently winded us, and determined to reconnoitre our position.
      Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Afric...
      12
      He was growing tired, winded; he had not gone into battle fresh.
      The Drums of Jeopardy
      13
      He chose a path and a pace so she wouldn't feel winded.
      Rock and Ice Magazine
      14
      Scarcely had they risen to their feet than the herd winded them.
      Under Drake's Flag: A Tale of the Spanish Main
      15
      The boys were pretty well winded when Sid Todd called a halt.
      Dave Porter at Star Ranch; Or, The Cowboy's Secret
      16
      When once more he came hounding the buffalo, they were considerably winded.
      The Last of the Plainsmen
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