Entry Word: gust

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a sudden brief rush of wind <a gust tore her umbrella from her grip and blew it down the street>

Synonyms blast, blow, flurry, williwaw

Related Words breeze, zephyr; air, breath, waft; puff, whiff; gale, hurricane, squall, tempest, tornado, windstorm; northeaster, norther, northerly, northwester, southeaster, southwester, westerly

2 a sudden intense expression of strong feeling <cried out with a gust of emotion that we had never witnessed before> — see outburst 1