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gust
(redirected from gusting)

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gust 1  (gst)
n.
1. A strong, abrupt rush of wind.
2. A sudden burst, as of rain or smoke.
3. An outburst of emotion.
intr.v. gust·ed, gust·ing, gusts
To blow in gusts.

[Probably from Old Norse gustr; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]

gust 2  (gst)
n.
1. Archaic Relish; gusto.
2. Obsolete
a. The sense of taste.
b. Personal taste or inclination; liking.

[Middle English guste, taste, from Latin gustus; see gusto.]

gust
Noun
1. a sudden blast of wind
2. a sudden surge of strong feeling: a gust of joviality
Verb
to blow in gusts [Old Norse gustr]
gusty adj

Gust sudden outburst. See also rack.
Examples: gust of fire, 1674; of grace, 1807; of grief, 1715; of hope, 1705; of joy, 1789; of passion, 1783; of pleasure, 1704; of sin, 1639; of smoke, 1811; of sound, 1849; of tears, 1870; of unholy passion, 1852; of temptation, 1681; of water, 1610; of weather, 1697; of wind, 1694.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gustgust - a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"
bluster - a violent gusty wind
sandblast - a blast of wind laden with sand
puff, puff of air, whiff - a short light gust of air
air current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"

gust
verb 3. blow, blast, puff, squall
Translations
gust [gʌst] n [of wind] → ráfaga

gust [gʌst] n [of wind] → rafale f [of smoke]; bouffée f

gust [gʌst] nWindstoß m, Bö(e) f;
(of smoke) → Wolke f

gust [gʌst] n [of wind] → raffica; [of smoke] → buffata

gust
n gust [gast]
a sudden blast (of wind) gusts of wind of up to eighty kilometres an hour. vlaag, rukwind عَصْفَه، هَبَّه، نَفْحَه порив prudký závan, poryv vindstød die Böe ρίπη, ξαφνικό φύσημα ráfaga, racha tuulehoog وزش شدید tuulenpuuska rafale מַשָׁב רוּחַ हवा का झोंका, भावावेग udar (vjetra) szélroham hembusan yang kencang gustur, vindhviða raffica 突風 돌풍 gūsis, šuoras (vēja) brāzma tiupan angin yang kencang dan tiba-tiba (wind)vlaag vindkast, kastevind podmuch rajada ra­fală de vânt порыв (ветра) náraz (vetra) sunek nalet vindstöt, kastvind, stormby, regnby ลมพัดแรงทันที anî ve şiddetli esiş 一陣狂風 порив ہوا کا اچانک جھونکا cơn gió mạnh
adj gusty
a gusty day. stormagtige, onstuimige عاصِف، زوبَعي ветровит větrný blæsende böig θυελλώδης racheado, ventoso tuuline توفانی tuulinen venteux סוֹעֵר झोंकेदार vjetrovit, buran szeles berangin kencang sem kemur í hviðum ventoso 突風の吹く 돌풍이 부는 gūsingas, vėjuotas brāzmains; vētrains bertiup kencang dengan tiba-tiba winderig, stormachtig vindfull, blåsende wietrzny ventoso furtunos ветреный veterný vetroven vetrovit stormig ที่พัดแรงเป็นพัก ๆ fırtınalı, rüzgârlı 起大風的 вітряний ولولے سے بھرپور có gió giật từng cơn
adv gustily
stormagtig, onstuimig بِصورَة عاصِفَه на тласъци/пориви větrně, bouřlivě med pludselige stød böig θυελλωδώς ventosamente; tempestuosamente tuuliselt بطور توفانی myrskyisästi par rafales בִסעָרָה झोंके के साथ vjetrovito, burno szelesen dengan kencang með hviðum/hryðjum burrascosamente 突発的に 돌풍이 몰아치며 audringai, su gūsiais brāzmaini; vētraini bertiup kencang dengan tiba-tiba met windvlagen i plutselige kast porywczo tempestuosamente în rafale порывисто veterno sunkovito vetrovito byigt, stormigt อย่างลมแรง ara sıra şiddetlenerek 狂風地 з поривами جوش کے ساتھ gió giật
n gustiness
onstuimigheid, winderigheid عَصْف، عاصفـِيَّه бурност větrnost stormvejr die Böigkeit η ιδιότητα του να είναι κτ. θυελλώδες borrascosidad; vientos fuertes puhangulisus شدت puuskittaisuus intensité des rafales סְעָרָה झोंक vjetrovitost viharosság kekencangan angin styrkleiki vindhviða (intensità delle raffiche di vento) 突発性 돌풍이 붐 vėjuotumas brāzmainums tiupan yang kencang dan tiba-tiba stormachtigheid stormvær porywczość ventania rafală de vânt порывистость veternosť sunkovitost vetrovitost byighet การที่ลมพัดแรง ara sıra şiddetlenme 陣風 поривчастість ولولہ sự có gió giật


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