Gust

/ɡʌst/ · noun

Meaning

A strong, abrupt rush of wind..

Definitions by Sense

1. A strong, abrupt rush of wind.
2. (by extension) Any rush or outburst (of water, emotion, etc.).
3. (intransitive, transitive) To blow in gusts.
4. (archaic) The physiological faculty of taste.
5. Relish, enjoyment, appreciation.
6. Intellectual taste; fancy.
7. (obsolete, transitive) To taste.
8. (obsolete, transitive) To have a relish for.

Example Sentences

The maximum sustained winds recorded at Waglan Island, Tate’s Cairn and Cheung Chau Beach were 113, 101 and 97 kmh (70, 62, 60 mph) respectively, with maximum gusts 135, 154 and 130 kmh (84, 96, 81 mph)

they are merely driven about by every sudden gust and impulse of the mind

The author is not speaking now of actual love-makings, of intrigues and devilish villany, either perpetrated or imagined; but rather of those passing gusts of short-lived and unfounded suspicion to which, as to other accidents, very well-regulated families may occasionally be liable.

Do the dryers disperse bacteria and viruses through the restroom, like autumn breezes gusting leaves across a lawn?

, "The Spirit of Grace" An ox will relish the tender flesh of kids with as much gust and appetite.

1942: ‘Yes, indeed,’ said Sava with solemn gust. — Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 1050)

Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust.

A choice of it may be made according to the gust and manner of the ancients.

Synonyms for gust

Antonyms for gust

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Word Forms

• gusts
• gusting
• gusted

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