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gust.

A strong, abrupt rush of wind.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡʌst//ɡʊst/Northern-England

  1. A strong, abrupt rush of wind.

  2. Any rush or outburst (of water, emotion, etc.).

    broadly
Where this word comes from

Apparently from an unrecorded Middle English *gust, from Old Norse gustr (“a gust, blast”), from Proto-Germanic *gustiz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-. Cognate with Icelandic gustur (“gust of wind”). Related also to Old Norse gusa (“to gush forth”), Old High German gussa (“flood”), Middle English guschen (> English gush). The English word was not recorded before Shakespeare.

verb/ɡʌst//ɡʊst/Northern-England

  1. To blow in gusts.

    intransitive · transitive
Where this word comes from

Apparently from an unrecorded Middle English *gust, from Old Norse gustr (“a gust, blast”), from Proto-Germanic *gustiz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-. Cognate with Icelandic gustur (“gust of wind”). Related also to Old Norse gusa (“to gush forth”), Old High German gussa (“flood”), Middle English guschen (> English gush). The English word was not recorded before Shakespeare.

noun/ɡʌst//ɡʊst/Northern-England

  1. The physiological faculty of taste.

    archaic · uncountable

  2. Relish, enjoyment, appreciation.

    uncountable

  3. Intellectual taste; fancy.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English gust, guste, from Latin gustus (“taste”) and Old French gust, goust.

verb/ɡʌst//ɡʊst/Northern-England

  1. To taste.

    obsolete · transitive

  2. To have a relish for.

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English gusten (“to taste, have a taste for”), from the noun (see above).

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