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windswept

adjective

wind·​swept ˈwin(d)-ˌswept How to pronounce windswept (audio)
Synonyms of windsweptnext
: swept by or as if by wind

Examples of windswept in a Sentence

The sailors looked windswept and tired.
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There, Patagonia stretches out into wide skies, windswept pampas, turquoise lakes, and towering ice fields. Eric Sheets, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025 Winter storms can turn ordinary coastlines into dramatic landscapes of crashing waves and windswept cliffs. Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025 This is a frankly majestic imagining of 16th-century feudal Japan filled with paddy fields, winding valleys, windswept plains, and teeming towns all knitted together into a virtual tapestry of striking geographic verisimilitude. Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025 Zhao’s first three features were steeped in documentary realism, shot with a sturdy, windswept lyricism and abounding in nonprofessional actors. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for windswept

Word History

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of windswept was in 1791

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“Windswept.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windswept. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

windswept

adjective
wind·​swept -ˌswept How to pronounce windswept (audio)
: disturbed by or as if by wind
a windswept beach

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