gust
noun/ɡʌst/
/ɡʌst/
- a sudden strong increase in the amount and speed of wind that is blowing
- A gust of wind blew his hat off.
- The wind was blowing in gusts.
Extra ExamplesTopics Weatherc2- The hurricane's wind gusts topped 110 miles an hour.
- The wind came in great gusts off the Pacific.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- little
- small
- …
- gust of
- blow in gusts
- come in gusts
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- a sudden strong expression of emotion
- a gust of laughter
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Old Norse gustr, related to gjósa ‘to gush’.
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