Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

throw to the winds

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables: throw -to the winds
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of throw to the wind.

Example Sentences

"I deduce the general consequences of the future from the facts of the present; some leaves from the book of Destiny that I throw to the winds."

Inflected Forms

throws to the winds (present, singular) throwing to the winds (participle, present) threw to the winds (past) thrown to the winds (participle, past)

Questions

What does throw to the winds mean?: Alternative form of throw to the wind.

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