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gust

gust [ gust ]


noun  (plural gusts)
Definition:
 
1. burst of wind: a sudden powerful rush of wind

2. burst of emotion: a sudden powerful experience or expression of an emotion



intransitive verb  (past and past participle gust·ed, present participle gust·ing, 3rd person present singular gusts)
Definition:
 
blow in bursts: to blow, or be blown by the wind, in sudden powerful bursts

[Late 16th century. < Old Norse gustr< gjósa "to gush"]
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