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gust
noun
[ ɡʌst ]
• a sudden strong rush of wind.
Similar:
flurry
,
blast
,
puff
,
blow
,
rush
,
squall
,
gust
verb
• (of the wind) blow in gusts.
• "the wind was gusting through the branches of the tree"
Similar:
bluster
,
flurry
,
blow
,
blast
,
roar
,
Origin:
late 16th century: from Old Norse gustr, related to gjósa ‘to gush’.
