English Explanatory Dictionary

gust

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A strong, abrupt rush of wind.
  2. Any rush or outburst (of water, emotion, etc.).
verb
  1. To blow in gusts.
noun
  1. The physiological faculty of taste.
  2. Relish, enjoyment, appreciation.
  3. Intellectual taste; fancy.
verb
  1. To taste.
  2. To have a relish for.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ɡʌst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gust.wav /ɡʊst/

Word forms

gust gusts gusting gusted

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

windflaw

Related words

degust disgust gustate

Derived words

gust decay time gust formation time gust front gustful gustless gust lock gustnado gusty thundergust thunder-gust windgust
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