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How to pronounce long-winded in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms tedious, verbose, windy, wordy
Derivation long-windedness


long-winded (or windy) speakers.

Examples of long-winded

long-winded
Coyle played the largely silent bartender in a pub full of long-winded drinkers.
From the artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com
Some theatergoers approach the long-winded Shaw with more than mild trepidation.
From the washingtonpost.com
There was no dinner with long-winded speeches, no silent auction, and no agenda.
From the ocregister.com
There were some long-winded speeches, some queries that didn't make much sense.
From the sacbee.com
Reporters are used to transforming long-winded sentences into pithy paragraphs.
From the guardian.co.uk
His raspy delivery and long-winded questions rubbed many listeners the wrong way.
From the sfgate.com
This isn't about a long winded story a concerning abuses in the hackney trade.
From the bostonherald.com
Mr. Loader added that compared to buying in the U.K., the process was long-winded.
From the online.wsj.com
His long-winded uncle, he says, had a good heart and a mind like a steel trap.
From the sacbee.com