gust
verb/ɡʌst/
/ɡʌst/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they gust | /ɡʌst/ /ɡʌst/ |
| he / she / it gusts | /ɡʌsts/ /ɡʌsts/ |
| past simple gusted | /ˈɡʌstɪd/ /ˈɡʌstɪd/ |
| past participle gusted | /ˈɡʌstɪd/ /ˈɡʌstɪd/ |
| -ing form gusting | /ˈɡʌstɪŋ/ /ˈɡʌstɪŋ/ |
- (of the wind) to suddenly blow very hard
- winds gusting up to 60 mph
- The wind gusted through the branches.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Old Norse gustr, related to gjósa ‘to gush’.
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