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gust

noun

Definition of gustnext
1
as in blow
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
as in explosion
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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Recent Examples of gust The precipitation chance is 40% on Friday night, with wind gusts of 22 mph. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 27 Aug. 2026 More of the same is possible into early Friday morning with multiple rounds of storms to come — some of which could be severe with damaging wind gusts and perhaps a tornado. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 On Saturday, the region was under a red flag warning, with wind gusts at Peavine Peak, about 8 miles northwest of downtown Reno, hitting about 35 mph, said Justin Collins, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Reno. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Level one severe threat includes the Front Range with damaging winds and gusts of at least 58 mph. — Alex Lehnert, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gust
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gust
  1. blow
  2. explosion
  3. breeze
  4. burst
  5. tornado
  6. outburst
  7. gale
  8. eruption
Noun
  • There have been plenty of in-game rotations, promising combinations, fluidity and creativity, but without the delivery of a final hammer blow.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The residents had sustained another blow when my friend, John Ahern, was a passenger on Pan Am Flight 103 that exploded on December 21, 1988 from a terrorist bomb over Lockerbie, Scotland.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of blow
Noun
  • Among the most destructive munitions in Western military arsenals, an MK-84 explosion sends metal fragments in every direction for thousands of feet, can rip through metal and thick concrete, and often creates large craters in the earth.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The supervisor also will have a say in the county’s defense against a multimillion-dollar lawsuit stemming from the deadly 2025 Esparto fireworks explosion.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of explosion
Noun
  • Gusts up to 35 mph out of the north are possible, with the breeze pushing south toward Fresno.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Each kit includes 36 pre-bonded clusters—enough for six applications—plus a non-stick applicator that makes placement a breeze.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of breeze
Noun
  • That flexibility makes flow batteries particularly relevant to long-duration storage, where systems may need to deliver electricity for several hours rather than simply provide short bursts of backup power.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Could Civale maybe be used in shorter bursts, meaning he could be used more often?
    — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of burst
Noun
  • Amid cacao ceremonies, breathwork and psychedelic rituals, relationships begin to unravel, families drift apart and old wounds resurface, as the festival organizers ignore warnings of an approaching tornado.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2026
  • At least 175 of the deaths were directly caused by the storm, including people killed by freshwater flooding, storm surge, wind, tornadoes and other direct effects.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of tornado
Noun
  • His dismissal wasn’t so much the result of one outburst or misstep, the person told The Times, but the culmination of a season’s worth of issues that boiled over in the wake of the Nebraska loss.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Tristan Peters fouled off 12 pitches in an 18-pitch at-bat that keyed Chicago's six-run outburst in the sixth inning and the White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 on Monday night to stay atop the AL Central.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of outburst
Noun
  • New York’s summer weather has been a trial and a tribulation, intense heat — temperatures reached over 100 degrees in Central Park on the hottest day in July — alternating with gales and floods.
    — Matthew Schneier, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Just over two weeks later, a storm with gale-force winds struck, and Halliburton, his partner Paul Mooney, and roughly 12 crewmen disappeared without a trace.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of gale
Noun
  • But Alex Bregman and the rest of the Cubs’ offensive eruption allowed Imanaga to settle into cruise control, which helped give the Cubs a 12-2 blowout of the Pirates at Wrigley Field.
    — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The Geology Agency cautioned that volcanic activity remains elevated and the probability of further eruptions is still high.
    — Niniek Karmini, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of eruption

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