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# Wind

## Common expressions

the wind blows

the wind changes

the wind rises / gets up

the wind drops / dies down

the wind whistles (through trees)

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cycle into the wind

walk into the wind

sail into the wind

***

shelter from the wind

shelter out of the wind

## Adjective + wind

strong winds

high winds

a light wind

icy winds

cold winds

bitter winds

## Exercises

### Common expressions

1. The wind suddenly ***changed*** the direction and started to ***blow*** from the north.
2. I think we should wait till the wind ***drops / dies down*** before we try to *put up* the tent.
3. You could hear the wind ***whistling*** through ***the small gaps in the windows***.
4. We didn’t reach the top of the mountain. We decided to turn back when the wind started to ***rise / get up***.
5. I’m getting cold. Let’s ***shelter*** from the wind in that shop doorway over there.
6. The captain said that the ferry would be thirty minutes late because it was ***sailing*** into a very strong wind.

### Adjective + wind

1. The flags on top of the castle fluttered gently ***in the light wind***. (c)
2. Last night’s ***high winds*** caused serious damage to our roof. (d)
3. The wind was so strong it almost blew me off my feet. (a)
4. The icy wind ***cut*** right ***through*** me. I was absolutely freezing when I got home. (b)

## Note

**Note these noun + preposition + wind expressions:**

*It was absolutely still. There wasn’t a breath of wind.*

*A strong gust of wind blew my hat off my head.*