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1
a sudden brief rush of wind
- a gust tore her umbrella from her grip and blew it down the street
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2
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
- the stressed-out coworker cried out with a gust of emotion that we had never witnessed before
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The first known use of gust was in the 15th century
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