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gust

Pronunciation: /ɡʌst/

The English word “gust” has 8 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A strong, abrupt rush of wind.
  2. Any rush or outburst (of water, emotion, etc.).
  3. The physiological faculty of taste.
  4. Relish, enjoyment, appreciation.
  5. Intellectual taste; fancy.

verb

  1. To blow in gusts.
  2. To taste.
  3. To have a relish for.

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.

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