all wind

ɔːl wɪnd

Definition

Definition of all wind - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

speech

Dated

empty talk without real substance

Dated

His promises were just all wind.
His speech was all wind, lacking any real plan.
The proposal sounded impressive but was all wind.

bluster

hot air

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Expressions with wind

wind down

become calmer or less busy

The party began to wind down after midnight.

get wind

become aware of something accidentally

She got wind of the surprise party.

second wind

renewed energy after feeling tired

After a short break, she got her second wind.

wind round

wrap or coil something around another thing

She wound the ribbon round the box.

against the wind

adv.

moving in the opposite direction of the wind

The boat sailed against the wind.

into the wind

adv.

moving in the opposite direction of the wind

The boat sailed into the wind.

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full sail

adv.

maritime

with all sails set and catching wind

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French:paroles en l'air, ...
German:leeres Gerede, ...
Italian:parole al vento, ...
Spanish:palabrería, ...
Portuguese:conversa fiada, ...
Chinese:空话, ...
Japanese:空虚な話, ...
Arabic:كلام فارغ, ...
Hebrew:דִּבּוּרִים רֵיקִים, ...
Russian:пустой звук, ...
Ukrainian:порожні слова, ...
Hindi:खोखली बातें, ...
Bengali:ফাঁকা কথা, ...
Catalan:paraules buides, ...
Czech:plané řeči, ...
Danish:tom snak, ...
Dutch:loze praatjes, ...
Greek:λόγια του αέρα, ...
Hungarian:üres beszéd, ...
Khmer:ពាក្យសម្ដីឥតខ្លឹមសារ, ...
Korean:빈 말, ...
Persian:حرف‌های توخالی, ...
Polish:czcze gadanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):conversa fiada, ...
Romanian:vorbe goale, ...
Swedish:tomt prat, ...
Thai:คำพูดลมๆแล้งๆ, ...
Turkish:boş laf, ...
Vietnamese:lời nói rỗng tuếch, ...

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Definition of all wind - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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