gust

Plural: gusts

Noun

a strong current of air
- "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"
A strong, abrupt rush of wind.
Any rush or outburst (of water, emotion, etc.).
The physiological faculty of taste.
Relish, enjoyment, appreciation.
Intellectual taste; fancy.

Verb

Verb Forms: gusted, gusting, gusts

To blow in sudden, strong bursts of wind.
To blow in gusts.
To taste.
To have a relish for.

Examples

The player’s frustration began to gust as his opponent kept finding high-scoring words.

Origin / 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

blast, blow, windflaw

Scrabble Score: 5

gust: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
gust: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gust: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

gust: valid Words With Friends Word