Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

second wind

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables: sec-ond wind
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A renewed feeling of energy after having reached the point of exhaustion.

Example Sentences

"There is no need to describe how they toiled back up the gorge. It was pretty hard work, but oddly enough everyone felt more cheerful. They were getting their second wind; and the word supper had had a wonderful effect."
"Don't forget your second wind / sooner or later you'll feel that momentum kick in"
"As I get up to leave, she [Tracey Emin] gets a second wind and starts to rant about the state of education, the NHS, the Post Office, the contaminated blood scandal …"
"X gained a second wind last year when Mr. Trump won the election. Some advertisers, courted by Ms. Yaccarino, returned to the platform partly because of Mr. Musk’s adjacency to the president."

Inflected Forms

second winds (plural)

Phrases

find another gear runner's high wind sprint

Frequently Paired Words

find another gear runner's high wind sprint

Questions

What does second wind mean?: A renewed feeling of energy after having reached the point of exhaustion.

How to pronounce second wind

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