Meaning

5 senses
  1. A strong, abrupt rush of wind.

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    поры́вporýv

    a strong current of air

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

    поры́вporýv, взрывvzryv

  3. (uncountable)Relish, enjoyment, appreciation.

    , "The Spirit of Grace" An ox will relish the tender flesh of kids with as much gust and appetite.

    1942: ‘Yes, indeed,’ said Sava with solemn gust. — Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 1050)

  4. (uncountable)Intellectual taste; fancy.

  5. (archaic, uncountable)The physiological faculty of taste.

Examples

41 sentences
  1. A strong gust of wind capsized the boat.

    ruСильный порыв ветра перевернул лодку.

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  2. A strong gust of wind tipped my boat over.

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  3. A gust of wind knocked the vase off the table.

    ruПорыв ветра сбил вазу со стола.

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  4. A gust of wind knocked one of the vases off the table.

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  5. A gust of wind blew out all the candles, and the room suddenly became dark.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
strong, abrupt rush of wind:
any rush or outburst:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
strong, abrupt rush of wind:

Origin

Apparently from an unrecorded Middle English *gust, from Old Norse gustr (“a gust, blast”)

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).

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

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Forms

plural: gusts
Singulargust
Pluralgusts

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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