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Meaning of out of wind | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Synonym of out of breath.

Examples

“In riding up hill the horse is always to be favoured, by bearing him hard, for fear of running him out of wind; but in running down hill, if the horse's feet and shoulders will bear⟳ it, and the rider dares venture his neck, he may have⟳ a full loose.”
“Scroggins came to the scratch⟳ much distressed and out of wind.”
“And I was the one had to blow⟳ on it to keep⟳ it goin' he was plumb out of wind.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

out of work out on the tiles out the ass out the blue out the wazoo out the window

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