Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

put the wind up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables
put the wind up
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To frighten or disturb.

British usage; Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

puts the wind up (present, singular) putting the wind up (participle, present)

Phrases

get the wind up have the wind up

Frequently Paired Words

get the wind up have the wind up

Questions

What does put the wind up mean?
To frighten or disturb.

How to pronounce put the wind up

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