Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get wind of

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables: get wind of
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hear about; to learn of, especially with respect to facts intended to have been kept confidential or secret.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"[T]he secret was still a secret, except that you had got wind of it."
""It's no easy matter," said Inspector Weymouth, "to patrol the vicinity of John Ki's Joy-Shop without their getting wind of it.""
"He asks that I don't identify his name and profession, saying he doesn't want colleagues to get wind of his habits."
"The ensuing snarknado also seemed to goose the TV ratings. Hundreds of thousands of viewers switched on the movie after it began, suggesting that they’d gotten wind through Twitter of the bananas spectacle that was unfolding."
"Fearing that if Mr. Altman got wind of their plan he would marshal his network against them, they acted quickly and secretly."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

gets wind of (present, singular) getting wind of (participle, present) got wind of (past) got wind of (UK, participle) gotten wind of (US, participle) catch wind of (alternative)

Phrases

get wind

Frequently Paired Words

get wind

Questions

What does get wind of mean?: To hear about; to learn of, especially with respect to facts intended to have been kept confidential or secret.

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