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gust

noun

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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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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 on the Web So, wind gusts, low humidity and dry vegetation could provide the conditions needed for the fire to spread further, according to Mozley. —

Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024 The storm’s maximum sustained winds were clocked at 85 mph (140 kph) with higher gusts. —

Associated Press, TIME, 19 Oct. 2024 At Showcase of Citrus, an orange grove in Clermont, Florida, near Orlando, the gusts from Milton bent some trees at a 45-degree angle, owner John Arnold told ABC News. —

Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2024 Video from outside a building in Daytona Beach shows strong gusts blowing trees and traffic lights as rain appears to fall in horizontal sheets. —

NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gust

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