Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get wind

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables: get wind
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be divulged; to become common knowledge.

Dated; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"The story soon got wind."
"The Algonquins held a council and resolved to appease the spirit of the net by marrying him to two such very young girls that he could have no complaint on that score for the future. They did so, and the fishing turned out all that could be wished. The thing got wind among their neighbors the Hurons, and they adopted the custom."

Usage

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

get wind of

Frequently Paired Words

get wind of

Synonyms

take wind learn hear get word pick up find out get a line discover see

Questions

What does get wind mean?: To be divulged; to become common knowledge.

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