Meanings
- Synonym of out of breath.
Scroggins came to the scratch much distressed and out of wind.
1824, Pierce Egan, Boxiana; Or, Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism2 more examples
In riding up hill the horse is always to be favoured, by bearing him hard, for fear of running him out of wind; but in running down hill, if the horse's feet and shoulders will bear it, and the rider dares venture his neck, he may have a full loose.
1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia; Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Volume 29And I was the one had to blow on it to keep it goin' he was plumb out of wind.
2006, Elmer Kelton, The Raiders: Sons of Texas, →ISBNSynonyms: out of breath
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseSynonym of out of breath.
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out of wind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20wind
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