out of wind

out of wind
*out of breath & *out of wind
breathing fast and hard; gasping for breath. (*Typically: be \out of wind; get \out of wind.) •

I ran so much that I got out of breath.

Mary gets out of wind when she climbs stairs.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • Out of wind — Out Out (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • out of wind — short of breath, winded, out of breath    After running the race he was out of wind exhausted …   English idioms

  • out of wind — (also out of winding) Plane, even, level, flat …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • Wind \x26 Wuthering — Wind Wuthering Wind Wuthering студийный альбом Genesis Дата выпуска …   Википедия

  • out|wind — «owt WIHND», transitive verb, wind|ed, wind|ing. to put out of wind or breath …   Useful english dictionary

  • out of breath — {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Not breathing easily or regularly; gasping; panting. * /The fat man was out of breath after climbing the stairs./ * /The mile run left Bill out of breath./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • out of breath — {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Not breathing easily or regularly; gasping; panting. * /The fat man was out of breath after climbing the stairs./ * /The mile run left Bill out of breath./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Wind and Wuthering — Album par Genesis Sortie 7 janvier 1977 Enregistrement Septembre Octobre 1976 Genre rock progressif Producteur …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Out — (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.] In its… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Out at — Out Out (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Out from — Out Out (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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