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Definition of Second wind

1. Noun. Renewed energy or strength to continue an undertaking. "The employers, initially taken by surprise at the pace of developments, regained their second wind"

2. Noun. The return of relatively easy breathing after initial exhaustion during continuous exertion.

Definition of Second wind

1. Noun. A renewed feeling of energy after a period of activity. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Second Wind

second sound second stage of labour second stomach second string second temporal convolution second thought second thoughts second tibial muscle second to none second tooth

second trimester second unit second violin second violinist second violinists second wind (current term) secondaries secondarily secondarily generalised tonic-clonic seizure secondariness

secondarinesses secondary secondary X zone secondary abdominal pregnancy secondary adhesion secondary adrenocortical insufficiency secondary aerodontalgia secondary agammaglobulinaemia secondary alcohol secondary alcohols

Literary usage of Second wind

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Young Man and the World by Albert Jeremiah Beveridge (1905)
"CHAPTER XII THE YOUNG MAN'S second wind; OR FACING THE WORLD AT FIFTY LIFE has three tragedies: loss of honor, loss of health, and the black conclusion of ..."

2. The Young Man and the World by Albert Jeremiah Beveridge (1905)
"... YOUNG MAN'S second wind; OE FACING THE WORLD AT FIFTY LIFE has three tragedies: loss of honor, loss of health, and the black conclusion of men past ..."

3. How to Use Your Mind: A Psychology of Study, Being a Manual for the Use of by Harry Dexter Kitson (1921)
"This curious thing, which happens frequently in athletic activities, is known as second- wind, and is described, by those who have experienced it, ..."

4. How to Use Your Mind: A Psychology of Study, Being a Manual for the Use of by Harry Dexter Kitson (1921)
"This curious thing, which happens frequently in athletic activities, is known as second- wind, and is described, by those who have experienced it, ..."

5. The Care of the Body by Francis Cavanagh (1907)
"... muscles the test of any sport or game—Women must match with women—Gymnastics better than bedroom athletics—" second wind " and " stitch "—Summary. ..."

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