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gust
What does gust mean?
gust (noun): a strong, abrupt rush of wind.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use gust in a sentence?
- The tree was bent almost double by the gust. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce gust?
/ɡʌst/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does gust come from?
Apparently from an unrecorded Middle English *gust, from Old Norse gustr (“a gust, blast”), from Proto-Germanic *gustiz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to gust
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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an exile who flees for safety
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a way of conceiving something
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an object of an ardent desire
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a strong, abrupt rush of wind
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