gusty
adjective
blowing or coming in gusts, as wind, rain, or storms.
gustiness
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a word derived from
gusty.
Example Sentences
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The unstable air begins to stir, mixing down blobs of faster-moving air a few thousand feet above the surface, adding to the gustiness.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2022
He met and equaled all that gustiness as a soloist, but he also created the set’s dimensions of harmony and rhythm.
From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2012
The trade-winds were blowing freely, but with a lack of gustiness which made progress against them quite rapid and smooth.
From Around the World in Ten Days by Chelsea Curtis Fraser
The long roll you're talking about isn't the sea, but the gustiness of the wind.
From The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers by Francis Rolt-Wheeler
These northwest-west winds also have the greatest speed and gustiness.
From Wind and Weather by Alexander McAdie
