noun / verb
gust
GUHST/ɡʌst/
A brief powerful rush of wind.
A gust bends the tree and lifts the woman's scarf sideways.
Etymology
The word may continue a Norse term for a cold blast of wind or a German term for a flood. Its earliest English meaning was already a sudden wind squall, probably in nautical use.
In context
A sudden gust arriving on an otherwise still evening, an unexpected whistle moving through narrow branches, the soft knocking of loose shutters against cottage walls,
More examples
- Strong gusts shake the branches outside our window.
- The wind gusts through the open doorway.
- We lower the umbrella when the wind starts gusting.
Forms
gust · gusts · gusted · gusting
gusty adjective — Marked by sudden bursts of wind.