gust en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ɡʊst/ (Northern-England)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɡʌst/
Etymology
Apparently from an unrecorded Middle English *gust, from Old Norse gustr (“a gust, blast”), from Proto-Germanic *gustiz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-. Cognate with Icelandic gustur (“gust of wind”). Related also to Old Norse gusa (“to gush forth”), Old High German gussa (“flood”), Middle English guschen (> English gush). The English word was not recorded before Shakespeare.
Meanings
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A strong, abrupt rush of wind.
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)
2017 August 26, Anne Marie Roantree, Venus Wu, “Battered Hong Kong and Macau brace for Pakhar, more flooding”, in Andrew Hay, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2023, COMMODITIES NEWS:
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(broadly) Any rush or outburst (of water, emotion, etc.).
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.
1869 May, Anthony Trollope, “Hard Words”, in He Knew He Was Right, volume I, London: Strahan and Company, […], →OCLC, page 73:they are merely driven about by every sudden gust and impulse of the mind
1609 (revised 1625), Francis Bacon, De Sapientia Veterum ('Wisdom of the Ancients')
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gusts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
gust front · gustnado · gust decay time · gust lock · gust formation time · gustless · gusty · thundergust · windgust · thunder-gust · gustful
Synonyms
Translations (80)
pl zryw (any rush or outburst) · nb vindkast (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · cs nával (any rush or outburst) · it raffica (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · pt lufada (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · pt lufa (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · ca ratxa (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · id hembusan (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · it turbinio (any rush or outburst) · it folata (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · nl vlaag (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · gl lufada (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · es racha (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · fi tuulenpuuska (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · bg пристъп (any rush or outburst) · it ventata (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · nn vindkast (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · gl lufa (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · fr bourrasque (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · hu széllökés (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · mi pararā (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · pt ventania (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · ru взрыв (any rush or outburst) · gl refacho (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · nl rukwind (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · id hembus (any rush or outburst) · yi ווייע (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · ps سيلۍ (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · gl raxada (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · nrf rafale (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · is vindhviða (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · es volada (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · hi आवेश (any rush or outburst) · fr rafale (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · pt rajada (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · eo ventopuŝo (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · eu bolada (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · gl saluada (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · ru поры́в (any rush or outburst) · de Bö (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · grc καταιγίς (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · gd plathadh (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · fr coup de vent (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · cs poryv (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · it tùrbine (any rush or outburst) · es ramalazo (any rush or outburst) · sv by (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · ar هَبَّة (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · mi pūrekereke (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · ru поры́в (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · mi uruhanga (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · es ráfaga (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · it turbinio (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · fi puuska (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · it folata (any rush or outburst) · mi pōpōhau (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · hi झोंका (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · fr souffle (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · da vindstød (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · is gustur (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · bg порив (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · frr flååge (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · pt rabanada (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · fa جست (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · fi ryöppy (any rush or outburst) · nl windvlaag (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · es ventolera (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · wa houfêye (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · nl windstoot (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · wa såte di vint (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · be імпэт (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · izh vihura (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · pt pé de vento (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · es fugada (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · he מַשָּב (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · pl poryw (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · gl refolada (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · kl anoraarsuaq (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · la flabrum (strong, abrupt rush of wind) · mi apu (strong, abrupt rush of wind)