Definitions for in the wind
in the wind

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1. in the windadjective

   Impending or in the offing; imminent.

2. in the windadjective

   having unrestricted freedom of movement, for example because the police have lost track of one's location

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1. In the Wind

   In the Wind is the third album by the American folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary, released in October 1963, a few months before the arrival of the Beatles heralded the British Invasion. It was reissued on audio CD in 1990. The lead-off single of Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind" sold a phenomenal 300,000 copies in the first week of release. On July 13, 1963, it reached number two on the Billboard pop chart, with sales exceeding one million copies. It spent five weeks atop the easy listening chart. The second single from the album, "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right", another song by Dylan, peaked at number 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart and number 9 on the Pop Singles chart. At the Grammy Awards of 1964, their recording of "Blowin' in the Wind" won the Best Folk Recording and Best Performance by a Vocal Group.

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1. In the Wind

   In the Wind is the third album by the American folk music trio Peter, Paul & Mary, released in 1963. It was reissued on audio CD in 1990. In the Wind was so successful that when it hit #1 on the Billboard album charts, it caused their two previous albums to re-enter the Top 10 as well. The album was released in October 1963, a few months before the arrival of the Beatles heralded the British Invasion. At this point in musical history the folk music revival was in full flower. The lead-off single of Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind" became world famous when it sold a phenomenal three hundred thousand copies in the first week of release. On July 13, 1963, it reached number two on the Billboard pop chart, with sales exceeding one million copies. It spent five weeks atop the easy listening chart. The second single from the album, "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right", another song by Dylan, peaked at number 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart and number 9 on the Pop Singles chart. At the Grammy Awards of 1964, their recording of "Blowin' in the Wind" won the Best Folk Recording and Best Performance by a Vocal Group.

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1. in the wind

   The state of a vessel when thrown with her head into the wind, but not quite all in the wind (see ALL). It is figuratively used for being nearly intoxicated.

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1. in the wind

   Read the full text of the In The Wind poem by Kurt Philip Behm on the Poetry.com website.

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of in the wind in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of in the wind in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of in the wind in a Sentence

1. Pastor Patton:

   And so I don't believe his campaigning has been neglect. He returned to our community as soon as he got wind of the shooting on Sunday, he was back here, with boots on the ground, ready to address this situation, and so we're appreciative that he paid attention and, as well, found himself back here in the community.

2. Native American Prayer:

   And the wind said May you be as strong as the oak, yet flexible as the birch may you stand as tall as the redwood, live gracefully as the willow and may you always bear fruit all your days on this earth.

3. Dante Alighieri:

   Worldly fame is but a breath of wind that blows now this way, and now that, and changes name as it changes direction.

4. Warren Eller:

   It's not just simply more people might get shot or might not get shot, it's whether you are going to get pulled over and wind up in jail if you mistakenly carried a greater than 10-round magazine into New Jersey from Pennsylvania, the lack of knowledge of all the intricacies of interstate commerce on these things is hugely important.

5. William Schaffner:

   Your case could be mild, but you could give it to Aunt Susie, who's got diabetes, and Aunt Susie may wind up being much more seriously ill.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
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2. ^ Wikipedia
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3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=in the wind
4. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=in the wind