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   Gust

   /ɡəst/

   

   noun

   • 1. a brief, strong rush of wind. Similar flurryblastpuffblowrushsquall
   • ▪ a burst of something such as rain, sound, or emotion: "gusts of rain lashed down the narrow alleys" Similar outburstburstoutbreakgaleeffusioneruptionexplosionstormsurgepealhowlhootshriekroarfitparoxysm

   verb

   • 1. (of the wind) blow in gusts: "the wind was gusting through the branches of the tree"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Old Norse gustr, related to gjósa ‘to gush’.

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • G

     2

   • U

     1

   • S

     1

   • T

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