gust
Senso (English)
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- A strong, abrupt rush of wind.
- Any rush or outburst (of water, emotion, etc.).
Synonyms
current of air
break forth
puff of wind
blow violently
blow in gusts
gust of wind
Frequenza
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ɡʌst/
Etimologia (English)
In summary
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.
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