gales

noun

plural of gale
as in bursts
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling the audience responded to the comedian's joke with gales of laughter

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Recent Examples of gales The weather in Wales was terrible, with snow and freezing temperatures and Arctic gales. — Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 Out in the ferocious gales of the North Sea, on the overcrowded routes of the Irish Sea and the English Channel, and off to the islands’ west, the wide Atlantic herself. — Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025 Such physical effects of wind are translatable; and so, most important of all, are the quarters from which the blasts or the breezes or the gales appear to come. — Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025 Fifty years ago this month, the gales of November swallowed the SS Edmund Fitzgerald along with her crew of 29 men, one of the largest ships to go down on Lake Superior and the Great Lakes. — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025 The threat of thunderstorms, gales, and violent lightning led to the cancellation of the final day of SailGP competition in Saint-Tropez. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025 Southern China also shuts down Southern China’s Hainan Island saw heavy rainfall and gales as the typhoon brushed past the island on Sunday. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 25 Aug. 2025 Strong winds were also a concern in areas where residents are accustomed to heavy rain, but not necessarily cyclone-strength gales. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025 The front will have strong north to northeast winds behind it and prompt development of gales offshore of Tampico, Mexico through early Friday morning creating peak seas with 12- to 14-foot waves. — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gales
  1. bursts
  2. explosions
  3. gusts
  4. outbursts
  5. eruptions
  6. flashes
  7. storms
Noun
  • Under rural Spanish skies, particularly in dark-sky regions away from towns and cities, observers could see 30 to 50 meteors per hour, with occasional bursts producing even more.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 14 July 2026
  • When the aorta bursts, blood rushes through the tear, which often leads to sudden death.
    — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
Definition of bursts
Noun
  • Fedorov’s removal came as Russian missiles struck Kyiv early Thursday, with loud explosions heard in the Ukrainian capital just hours before British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was set to arrive.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • And most often these fires, explosions and leaks happen in working-class neighborhoods.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of explosions
Noun
  • After strong wind gusts on Tuesday, milder winds up to 8 mph will breeze through Boise until Wednesday night.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026
  • Winds are forecasted to be northwest to north winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 35 to 55 mph, strongest in Sundowner wind prone areas of southern Santa Barbara County and relative humidity 10 to 25%.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of gusts
Noun
  • There have been other outbursts of violence against immigrants.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
  • William also was not inclined to let himself be bothered by Harry’s outbursts over the past several weeks, the authors said.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
Definition of outbursts
Noun
  • Francesco was known to be an alchemist who experimented with chemical substances, which could explain the skin eruptions, Giuffra added.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Because of its location, Goma has been affected by eruptions of Nyiragongo.
    — Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026
Definition of eruptions
Noun
  • Anyone who notices flashes, new floaters or a shadow in their vision should seek urgent eye care.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
  • The nurturing Moon in your 12th House of Solitude conjoins sudden Uranus there, so flashes of insight may surface in dreams, meditation, or a quiet shower.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2026
Definition of flashes
Noun
  • The threat of catastrophic flooding won’t ease up until Friday, as storms drop rain at 2 to 4 inches per hour.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • What if our habits of normalization lead us to accept super storms and skimpy winters as normal?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
Definition of storms

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