gustnoun [ C ]
uk/ɡʌst/us/ɡʌst/a sudden strong wind:
A sudden gust of wind blew his umbrella inside out.
figurative She could hear gusts of laughter (= sudden, loud laughter) from within the room.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Wind & winds
- airstream
- anemometer
- blast
- breeze
- choppy
- drafty
- dust devil
- El Niño
- eolian
- hurricane
- jet stream
- northeast
- prevailing
- southeasterly
- southerly
- the Beaufort scale
- tornado
- westerly
- wind gauge
- windsock
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gustverb [ I ]
uk/ɡʌst/us/ɡʌst/to blow strongly:
Winds gusting to 50 mph brought down power lines.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Wind & winds
- airstream
- anemometer
- blast
- breeze
- choppy
- drafty
- dust devil
- El Niño
- eolian
- hurricane
- jet stream
- northeast
- prevailing
- southeasterly
- southerly
- the Beaufort scale
- tornado
- westerly
- wind gauge
- windsock
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