catch wind of

A form of get wind of — To hear about; to learn of, especially with respect to facts intended to have been kept confidential or secret.

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Meanings

verbcatch wind of (third-person singular simple present catches wind of, present participle catching wind of, simple past and past participle caught wind of)

present singular third person catches wind of · participle present catching wind of · participle past caught wind of · past caught wind of

  1. alternativeAlternative form of get wind of.

    One of her chief informants is Alicent’s handmaiden Talya (Alexis Rabin), whose inside info runs so deep that she’s the first to catch wind of Viserys’ death.

    2022 October 16, Jenna Scherer, “An enticing House Of The Dragon crowns Westeros' new ruler”, in AV Club
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APA

catch wind of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20wind%20of

MLA

“catch wind of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20wind%20of. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catch wind of,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20wind%20of.

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