adjective
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blown by the wind
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(of a woman's hair style) cut short and combed to look as though it has been dishevelled by the wind
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(of trees, shrubs, etc) growing in a shape determined by the prevailing winds
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(of trees) felled by the wind
Etymology
Origin of windblown
Example Sentences
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His hair was a new level of windblown, and it took him a few steps to stop himself from wobbling.
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He looked around for her light and finally saw it fifty yards farther out, bobbing in the windblown whitecaps.
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He turns as I enter, taking in my windblown hair and muddy trousers and shaking his head with contempt.
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And my aunt stood at the rail, holding the reins and looking fiery-eyed—like some sort of windblown Messenger of the Apocalypse.
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Some of the fences were missing, and the Herding Machine was broken, but the cows promised not to wander off, and they began grazing on the windblown grass.
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