gust

¹ American  

[guhst] / gʌst /

noun

1. a sudden, strong blast of wind.

2. a sudden rush or burst of water, fire, smoke, sound, etc.

3. an outburst of passionate feeling.

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verb (used without object)

1. to blow or rush in gusts.

gust ² American  

[guhst] / gʌst /

noun

1. Archaic. flavor or taste.

2. Obsolete. enjoyment or gratification.

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verb (used with object)

1. Scot. to taste; savor.

gust British  

/ ɡʌst /

noun

1. a sudden blast of wind

2. a sudden rush of smoke, sound, etc

3. an outburst of emotion

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verb

1. to blow in gusts

   the wind was gusting to more than 50 mph

Related Words

See wind ¹.

Other Word Forms

• gustable adjective
• gustless adjective

Etymology

Origin of gust¹

First recorded in 1580–90; from Old Norse gustr “a gust,” akin to gjōsa, gusa “to gust”

Origin of gust¹

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin gustus a tasting (of food), eating a little, akin to gustāre to taste

Example Sentences

It generally results in particularly powerful gusts of wind over a period of a few hours.

From BBC

With stronger gusts you can end up with very deep areas of snow piled against roadsides, houses or anything that is facing the wind.

From BBC

The winds could be sufficiently strong enough to topple trees, given that soils are already saturated from previous storms, especially in the Santa Lucia range where gusts are expected to be the strongest.

From Los Angeles Times

Storm Éoywn hit the UK in late January with Northern Ireland and central Scotland experiencing the most severe conditions with wind gusts widely between 80 and 90mph.

From BBC

Wind gusts could top 30 to 50 mph, forecasters said.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• blast
• breeze
• burst
• explosion
• flurry
• gale
• squall
• storm