winded
adjective
[ ˈwɪndɪd ]
• having difficulty breathing because of exertion or a blow to the stomach.
• "she wasn't really hurt, just winded"
wind
verb
• cause (someone) to have difficulty breathing because of exertion or a blow to the stomach.
• "the fall nearly winded him"
Similar:
out of breath,
breathless,
gasping for breath,
panting,
puffing,
huffing and puffing,
puffing and blowing,
puffed out,
out of puff,
• make (a baby) bring up wind after feeding by patting its back.
• "Paddy's wife handed him their six-month-old daughter to be winded"
• detect the presence of (a person or animal) by scent.
• "the birds could not have seen us or winded us"
• sound (a bugle or call) by blowing.
• "but scarce again his horn he wound"
Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wind and German Wind, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ventus .
