Like wind vs Like a wind

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Like wind' is used to describe something moving quickly or effortlessly, while 'like a wind' is used to describe the characteristics or qualities of the wind itself.

Last updated: March 23, 2024

Like wind

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe something moving quickly or effortlessly.

This phrase is used to compare the speed or ease of movement of something to the wind. It implies a sense of swiftness or lightness.

Examples:

The cheetah ran across the savannah like wind.
Her thoughts raced through her mind like wind.
The leaves scattered like wind in the storm.

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Sounds are like wind, no satisfaction.
Misunderstood, causing fear to move through my soul like wind...
And their lives blow past like wind against the grey limestone walls.
...like wind in the meadow.
I hear... trees, like wind in the trees.
Have you for one day like wind While crossing me
The first is the geophony, or the nonbiological sounds that occur in any given habitat, like wind in the trees, water in a stream, waves at the ocean shore, movement of the Earth.
Like wind... like lightning... that devastates everything.
That sounds like wind going through trees.
Because I like wind, Brian.
That sounds like wind going through trees.
Second Dream will also kneel here and will not eat Just like Wind, until Uncle Lord Wicked comes out...
I've heard this dress actually sort of sounds like wind chimes as they walk through.
You're right. I mean, it's like wind power.
It has that open air sound, you know, like wind blowing through trees.
I can slip in and out of them like wind through a fence.
Taking into account efficiency rates for the use of primary energy, direct electricity generation from renewables, like wind, has the best substitution effect.
Much of Europe's RES development is based on intermittent sources like wind generation and photo-voltaic panels which adds to, rather than replaces, generation capacity and network needs.
In some Member States, farmers were encouraged to invest into on-farm renewable energy production like wind, solar energy and biogas.
THE TRACK YOU GAVE ME SOUNDED LIKE WIND.

Alternatives:

as fast as the wind
swiftly
effortlessly
like a whirlwind
like lightning

Like a wind

This phrase is correct and used to describe the characteristics or qualities of the wind itself.

This phrase is used to compare something to the characteristics of the wind, such as its force, sound, or effect. It implies a sense of the wind's presence or impact.