Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in the wind

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables: in- the wind
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Impending or in the offing; imminent.

prep_phrase

At whereabouts unknown, especially when law enforcement authorities have lost track of one's location.

Example Sentences

"There is something in the wind, that we cannot get in."
"There's trouble in the wind, my boys."
"A grand strategic bargain between Russia and the US could be in the wind, after years of deteriorating relations."
"In this period, road building continued unabated, but change was in the wind as the UK government recognised it had to make more use of the rail network and increase investment on a scale that it could not afford, and which would require private sector participation."

Synonyms

afoot imminent in the works proximate at large on the lam on the loose on the run untraceable

Questions

What does in the wind mean?: Impending or in the offing; imminent.

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