Soon Colin, who could hold the high notes longer than any man in his academy class, began to feel winded.

Then up the pace you should feel winded but still be able to speak in short bursts and begin your first four-minute walking segment.

Talking so hard made him feel winded and tired.

You are more likely to feel winded if you are overweight.

Not once did he feel winded or tired.

He waited until he no longer felt winded, and resumed climbing.

I was feeling winded, as if I had been shot.

I went up to my room, feeling winded and tired.

He felt winded, as if he had taken a thunderous blow over the heart.

Mr. Sandler, who turns 36 today, has every right to feel winded.