Got wind (of)

• Detected, as a group of animals will be here
• Became aware of
• Got, in a way
• Picked up by the ears?
• Attended to
• Gossiper's word
• Picked up via gossip

Gazetteer Word definitions in Gazetteer
Population (2000): 11012 Housing Units (2000): 4512 Land area (2000): 296.027518 sq. miles (766.707720 sq. km) Water area (2000): 5.057440 sq. miles (13.098708 sq. km) Total area (2000): 301.084958 sq. miles (779.806428 sq. km) Located within: Georgia (GA), ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
past tense and past participle of hear , Old English herde .