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winded

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wind·ed  (wndd)
adj.
1. Having breath or respiratory power of a specified kind. Often used in combination: short-winded; broken-winded.
2. Out of breath: a winded runner.
winded
Adjective
temporarily out of breath after physical exercise or a blow to the stomach
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.winded - breathing laboriously or convulsively
pursy, short-winded, blown
breathless, dyspneal, dyspneic, dyspnoeal, dyspnoeic - not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty; "breathless at thought of what I had done"; "breathless from running"; "followed the match with breathless interest"
winded
adjective out of breath, panting, puffed, breathless, gasping for breath, puffed out, out of puff, out of whack (informal)


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"Stop a bit," says that hero, looking uncomfortably at Williams, who is puffing away on his second's knee, winded enough, but little the worse in any other way.
Tom Brown's Schooldays by Hughes, Thomas View in context
So saying he clapped a horn on his lips and winded three merry notes.
Robin Hood by McSpadden, J. Walker View in context
She was about winded when it occurred to her to try working the dugout into the stream by loading the stern with ballast and then rocking the bow back and forth along the bank until the craft eventually worked itself into the river.
The Beasts of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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