Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have the wind up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables
have the wind up
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be frightened or disturbed.

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

has the wind up (present, singular) having the wind up (participle, present) had the wind up (participle, past) had the wind up (past)

Phrases

get the wind up put the wind up

Frequently Paired Words

get the wind up put the wind up

Questions

What does have the wind up mean?
To be frightened or disturbed.

How to pronounce have the wind up

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “have the wind up”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “have the wind up”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “have the wind up” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.