Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with wind in American Collocation
wind
noun
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/wɪnd/
blowing hard
blustery
brisk
fierce
gusty
high
howling
strong
swirling
Sunday brought gusty winds which caused one or two problems for some of the flyers.
cold
biting
bitter
chilly
cold
icy
Biting winds blew through her long, dark brown hair.
not blowing hard
light
Light winds are coming from the east.
direction
easterly
northerly
southerly
westerly
It was the worst possible start to the day, with very strong northerly winds.
that blows most frequently
prevailing
If you cycle the traditional route of east to west then you will be cycling against the prevailing wind.
make a noise
howl
moan
roar
sigh
whistle
A bitter wind whistled through the bare branches of the trees in the park.
blow or blow hard
blow
pick up
rage
rush
sweep
Outside a bitingly cold wind was blowing.
keep hitting something
batter something
buffet something
rattle something
whip something
The wind buffeted the car mercilessly as we drove round to the north shore of the Firth.
become less strong
die down
drop
ease
However, by five o’clock the wind was easing and we set off.