zephyr
To blow or move like a zephyr, or light breezeTo blow or move like a zephyr, or light breeze.
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» A summer zephyr gently stirred the girl's hair as she spoke.
kindpanda · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(intransitive, poetic)To blow or move like a zephyr, or light breeze.
(poetic, transitive)To blow or blow on gently like a zephyr; to cool or refresh with a gentle breeze.
Examples
3 sentencesA summer zephyr gently stirred the girl's hair as she spoke.
Though autumn gales are less clement than summer zephyrs, they are more exciting.
ruХотя осенние ветра не такие мягкие, как летние западные, они более бодрящие. — odexed
Zooey Zephyr was right; Montana Republicans do have blood on their hands.
Origin
From Latin zephyrus (“west wind”), from Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros). Doublet of zefirFrom Latin zephyrus (“west wind”), from Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros). Doublet of zefir, zéphire, Zephyr, and Zephyrus. The confectionery sense is a semantic loan from Russian зефи́р (zefír).
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Forms
zephyrs, zephyring, zephyred, zephyredLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.