How to pronounce “twist in the wind”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (idiomatic) To be unassisted and without comfort in a situation likely to result in distress or failure.
• (idiomatic) To wait for an uncomfortably long period of time.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

twist and shout, testing ground, to the wind, disinclined, disentwine, decisioned, dressed to the nines, against the wind, staten island, stick in the mud