Synonyms of gusts

gusts

noun

plural of gust

1

as in blows

a sudden brief rush of wind

a gust tore her umbrella from her grip and blew it down the street

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blows
• breezes
• tornadoes
• flurries
• gales
• blasts
• scuds
• zephyrs
• currents
• hurricanes
• windblasts
• breaths
• windstorms
• puffs
• williwaws
• airs
• squalls
• tempests
• westerlies
• wafts
• whiffs
• drafts
• northers
• northerlies
• bluster
• northeasters
• southeasters
• northwesters
• southwesters

2

as in explosions

a sudden intense expression of strong feeling

the stressed-out coworker cried out with a gust of emotion that we had never witnessed before

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explosions
• bursts
• outbursts
• eruptions
• gales
• flashes
• storms
• blazes
• spasms
• flares
• flushes
• paroxysms
• agonies
• frenzies
• fits
• gushes
• ebullitions
• rages
• flare-ups
• tantrums
• ecstasies
• raptures
• transports
• blowups
• firestorms
• deliriums
• grouches
• furors

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gusts

Winds are expected to be southwest to west 10 to 20 mph with gusts 30 to 40 mph both Friday and Saturday afternoon and evening. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Higher gusts in thunderstorms could cause isolated power outages. — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Wind-resistant plants also have stronger stalks and a more flexible root system, which enables them to absorb the shock from strong wind gusts. — Derek Norman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Damaging gusts and a couple of tornadoes are expected, especially near and east of the Appalachians, prompting the Storm Prediction Center to draw a broad zone of enhanced (Level 3 out of 5) risk for severe weather. — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 21 July 2026

Any severe storms are most likely to develop this afternoon and evening and could produce damaging wind gusts over 60 mph and heavy rainfall. — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 19 July 2026

The depression becomes a tropical storm when circulating winds become more organized and increase to gusts between 39-73 mph. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 19 July 2026

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

Farther east, communities in the Philadelphia area were cleaning up after powerful microbursts ripped through neighborhoods with gusts up to 70 miles per hour. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 12 July 2026