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It's such an obedient way to be for a woman, to try to keep yourself in top shape, to follow all the rules and hope that will get you a measure of stability or happiness. That's part of the affluent suburban dream: to do everything perfectly in a long-winded way, to try to fulfill all the requirements.
Robin Weigert

Meaning of "long-winded" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LONG-WINDED

long-winded play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LONG-WINDED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Long-Winded is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LONG-WINDED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of long-winded in the English dictionary

The definition of long-winded in the dictionary is tiresomely long. Other definition of long-winded is capable of energetic activity without becoming short of breath.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LONG-WINDED

long-spined sea scorpion
long-standing
long-stay car park
long-suffering
long-sufferingly
long-tailed
long-tailed cuckoo
long-tailed tit
long-term
long-term car park
long-term care
long-term health care
long-term memory
long-term unemployed
long-termism
long-wave
long-wearing
long-windedly
long-windedness
long-wire aerial

WORDS THAT END LIKE LONG-WINDED

absent-minded
bloody-minded
dirty-minded
double-minded
evil-minded
extended
fair-minded
liberal-minded
like-minded
minded
narrow-minded
open-minded
right-minded
simple-minded
single-minded
small-minded
sober-minded
strong-minded
tough-minded
weak-minded
winded

Synonyms and antonyms of long-winded in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LONG-WINDED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «long-winded» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of long-winded

Translation of «long-winded» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LONG-WINDED

Find out the translation of long-winded to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of long-winded from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «long-winded» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

啰嗦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de largo aliento
570 millions of speakers

English

long-winded
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مهزار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

многословно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prolixo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দীর্ঘশ্বাসযুক্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

verbeux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Panjang lebar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

langatmig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

長ったらしい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

장황한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Long-winded
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vô tận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீண்ட பெயருடைய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लांब वारा असलेला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lafı uzatan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prolisso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozwlekły
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

багатослівно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tărăgănat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μακροσκελής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

langasem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

långrandiga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lang omstendelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of long-winded

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LONG-WINDED»

The term «long-winded» is regularly used and occupies the 62.645 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LONG-WINDED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «long-winded» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «long-winded» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about long-winded

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2 QUOTES WITH «LONG-WINDED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word long-winded.
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George Saunders
When I'm explaining something to you, if I'm being long-winded, and twisty in a non-productive way, I could make you feel vaguely insulted. And you'd have a right to be.
2
Robin Weigert
It's such an obedient way to be for a woman, to try to keep yourself in top shape, to follow all the rules and hope that will get you a measure of stability or happiness. That's part of the affluent suburban dream: to do everything perfectly in a long-winded way, to try to fulfill all the requirements.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LONG-WINDED»

Discover the use of long-winded in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to long-winded and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Long-Winded Lady: Notes from the New Yorker
First published in 1969, 'The Long-Winded Lady' is a celebration of one of The New Yorker's finese writers.
Maeve Brennan, 2009
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Edward Albee: A Casebook
LONG-WINDED LADY: Do you. VOICE, FROM BOX: Box. CHAIRMAN MAO: Who are our enemies? Who are our friends? LONG-WINDED LADY: Do you. (29–30) Albee asked Stephen Rowe, as Chairman Mao, to carefully enunciate the two ...
Bruce Mann, 2003
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Albee in Performance
The director then ensured strong emphasis on the Long-Winded Lady's first “do,” aurally suggesting a connection between the two speeches. Thus the Long- Winded Lady seemed to ask Chairman Mao, “Do you want peace?” or “Do you ...
Rakesh Herald Solomon, 2010
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Idioms in the News - 1,000 Phrases, Real Examples
long-winded. That's why when school board members talk of a change in the academic calendar, everyone is all ears [listening closely]. Usually the conversations are long-winded, and I assume this is because board members want certain ...
Peter Bengelsdorf
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Edward Albee: The Poet of Loss
“Well I daresay it's hard to comprehend”, says the Long-Winded Lady. She goes on, “I mean: I at this remove I find it hard to, well, not comprehend, but believe, or accept, if you will. So long ago! So much since. But there it was: Splash!
Anita Stenz, 1978
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An English and Danish Dictionary ...
I Long-winded, Iang-rvindd. I To be long-winded in ones spcccl', a' drage ard'ene [angt nd. A l-ng-winded dilsicourse, en langflzm distill-I. I A long-winded business , an Iangflmt sag. 1 A long-winded man, en langshm mand'. I Long-wort ...
Andreas Berthelson, 1754
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The Cambridge Companion to Edward Albee
Similarly, the attention of the unspeaking Minister is exclusively on the Long- Winded Lady: "He must try to pay close attention to the LONG-WINDED LADY, though - nod, shake his head, cluck, put an arm tentatively out, etc." (136). The playing ...
Stephen Bottoms, 2005
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The Synonym Finder
3. verbose, wordy, prolix, long-winded, tedious, boring; discursive, digressive, rambling, wandering; diffuse, diffusive, garrulous, loquacious, voluble. 4. before long soon, before you know it, any minute now, in a minute, presently, shortly, in a ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
9
Effective Business Writing
Do not force your reader to wade than long-winded through a large amount of waffle to find out what the letter is about. Long-winded letters cost firms a great deal of money in terms of unnecessary typing Concise rather than long-winded time ...
Michael Fielding, 1998
10
Further Education: Fourth Report of Session 2005-06; Report, ...
QX3 Chairman: Mark, I have never known you be long-winded. Before you move off that, just very quickly, some people, if there were any media here or if we were on television today, might look at this hearing so far and say "When are they ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Education and Skills Committee, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LONG-WINDED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term long-winded is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Game Of Thrones' Alum Jack Gleeson Turns Down Hollywood Film …
When asked what led to his decision to leave acting for a while, he said at the time: "The answer isn't interesting or long-winded. I've been ... «Design & Trend, Jul 15»
2
Critic's Pick: Neil Young and Promise of the Real, 'The Monsanto …
The Monsanto Years is long-winded in comparison, but its observations are just as vital. Excessive and indulgent, but also uncompromising, ... «Lexington Herald Leader, Jul 15»
3
Josh Duggar's sisters have big plans post-TLC cancellation
Upon TLC's announcement that they were canceling 19 Kids and Counting, the Duggar family quickly released a long-winded and somewhat ... «SheKnows.com, Jul 15»
4
Salcetra in Provincetown is hot-hot-hot - Wicked Local Wellfleet
... Mona Mour follows them with a series of boisterous “aya-yays” and delves into a wild, amusingly long-winded tale about her Latin lover Juan. «Wicked Local Wellfleet, Jul 15»
5
Whistleblower's letter raises fresh Bank Inquiry concerns …
... be the moment when Bertie would do the State a final piece of service: cutting through the boredom of this long-winded political theatre with a ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
6
Sounders Fish Says: A Problem Shared Is A Problem Squared - Blogs
Which is a long-winded way of saying – there really isn't too much to worry about. Without Dempsey and Martins, we pretty much meld into the ... «seattlepi.com, Jul 15»
7
PIERRE: Controversial flag and hate in America - The Lufkin News …
A salient factor overlooked by rhetorically inclined right-wing extremists is that their long-winded over-elaborate verbalizations bounce off the ... «Lufkin Daily News, Jul 15»
8
Does the Economy Stink? | Jill Schlesinger | LinkedIn
When I discuss these improving trends on the air, I inevitably receive nasty-gram tweets or long-winded e-mails explaining that I am sugar ... «Pulse, Jul 15»
9
No Pain No Game - Shelf Life - Anime News Network
... shadowy puppet-masters, and a clown with a penchant for long-winded reminiscing. But while the first season is effortless and exuberant, the ... «Anime News Network, Jul 15»
10
Not the way to go! - Pune Mirror
... I was stuck in traffic for more than an hour. I had to go towards Shaniwarwada and then take the long-winded route through Deccan to Aundh. «Pune Mirror, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Long-Winded [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/long-winded>. May 2024 ».
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