"in the wind" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Audio: En-au-in the wind.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase}} in the wind
  1. (idiomatic) Impending or in the offing; imminent. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: imminent, in the works, proximate, impending Synonyms (imminent): afoot
    Sense id: en-in_the_wind-en-prep_phrase-xsD--Xu8 Disambiguation of 'imminent': 100 0
  2. (idiomatic) At whereabouts unknown, especially when law enforcement authorities have lost track of one's location. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms (at whereabouts unknown): at large, on the lam, on the loose, on the run, untraceable
    Sense id: en-in_the_wind-en-prep_phrase-gK-NyOCe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of 'at whereabouts unknown': 2 98
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