- wind/wound up
- If someone is so excited that they talk non-stop, they are wound up.
Claire had so much to tell us after her trip that she was wound up.
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
wind/wound up
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Wound — Wind Wind, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wound} (wound) (rarely {Winded}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Winding}.] [OE. winden, AS. windan; akin to OS. windan, D. & G. winden, OHG. wintan, Icel. & Sw. vinda, Dan. vinde, Goth. windan (in comp.). Cf. {Wander}, {Wend}.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wind — wind, breeze, gale, hurricane, zephyr are comparable rather than synonymous terms that can all basically mean air in motion. Wind is the general term referable to any sort of natural motion whatever its degree of velocity or of force {a strong… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
wind — wind1 [wīnd] vt. wound or Rare winded, winding [ME winden < OE windan, akin to ON vinda, Ger winden < IE base * wendh , to turn, wind, twist > Arm gind, a ring] 1. a) to turn, or make revolve [to wind a crank] b) to move by or as if by… … English World dictionary
Wind — Wind, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wound} (wound) (rarely {Winded}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Winding}.] [OE. winden, AS. windan; akin to OS. windan, D. & G. winden, OHG. wintan, Icel. & Sw. vinda, Dan. vinde, Goth. windan (in comp.). Cf. {Wander}, {Wend}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wound — Wind Wind, v. t. [From {Wind}, moving air, but confused in sense and in conjugation with wind to turn.] [imp. & p. p. {Wound} (wound), R. {Winded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Winding}.] To blow; to sound by blowing; esp., to sound with prolonged and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wind — Wind, v. t. [From {Wind}, moving air, but confused in sense and in conjugation with wind to turn.] [imp. & p. p. {Wound} (wound), R. {Winded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Winding}.] To blow; to sound by blowing; esp., to sound with prolonged and mutually… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wind — [waɪnd] verb wound PTandPP [waʊnd] wind something → down phrasal verb [transitive] COMMERCE to gradually reduce the work of a business or organization so that it can be closed down completely: • The company has been winding down its business for… … Financial and business terms
wound — (wind) waÊŠnd ,wuËnd v. spin; twist; bend; wrap around; be wrapped around; be bent; change direction waÊŠnd ,wuËnd n. injury; lesion; offense v. injure; offend wɪnd ,waɪnd n. breeze; direction of the wind; gale; breath; wind instrument… … English contemporary dictionary
Wound — Wound, imp. & p. p. of {Wind} to twist, and {Wind} to sound by blowing. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wind (disambiguation) — Wind usually means the movement of air. The term may also refer to: * Wind power, use of wind as a source of energy * Wind god or the winds , deities representing wind * Solar wind, stream of charged particles ejected from the sun * Woodwind… … Wikipedia
