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like the wind

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌlaɪk ðə ˈwɪnd/

like the wind means: Moving or happening very quickly.

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VERY FASTB1

Moving or happening very quickly.

  • She runs like the wind.
  • The horse raced like the wind across the field.
  • We pedalled like the wind to get home before the storm.

Similar words: very quickly, at great speed

Opposites: slowly

Common phrases: run like the wind, race like the wind, fly like the wind

FREELY CHANGEABLEC2

Freely and without limits, changing direction or plans whenever you wish.

  • She lives like the wind, free to wander.
  • He roamed like the wind, staying wherever he pleased.
  • Her restless spirit is like the wind, never tied to one place.

Similar words: freely, without restraint

Common phrases: free like the wind, wander like the wind, live like the wind

MYSTERIOUSLYC2

In a way that is unseen, mysterious, or impossible to predict.

  • His presence was like the wind: unseen but felt.
  • The stranger came like the wind, with no warning or explanation.
  • Her influence moved like the wind, invisible and impossible to predict.

Similar words: mysteriously, unpredictably, invisibly

Common phrases: vanish like the wind, come like the wind, disappear like the wind

Questions about like the wind

What does like the wind mean?

Moving or happening very quickly.

What is like the wind in other languages?

Türkçe: rüzgâr gibi · Español: como el viento · Français: comme le vent · Deutsch: wie der Wind · Italiano: come il vento · 日本語: 風のように速く

How do you pronounce like the wind?

It is pronounced /ˌlaɪk ðə ˈwɪnd/.

How do you use like the wind in a sentence?

She runs like the wind. The horse raced like the wind across the field.

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