Definition for Gust:

• Sudden violent rush of wind; burst of rain, fire, smoke, sound, or passion. Hence gusty a., gustily adv. [ old Norse]

Synonyms for Gust:

• n.

  •
  • impulse,
  • surge,
  • spurt,
  • twinge,
  • rush.
  •
  • fit,
  • howl,
  • blowup,
  • lash,
  • outbreak,
  • catch,
  • get up.
  •blast (noun)
  • study at wind.
  •blow (noun)
  • draft,
  • strong breeze,
  • hurricane,
  • tempest,
  • gust.
  •breath (noun)
  • aroma,
  • vapor,
  • smell,
  • waft,
  • odor.
  •breeze (noun)
  • air,
  • current.
  •burst (noun)
  • round,
  • bombardment,
  • shower,
  • flare,
  • salvo,
  • cannonade,
  • discharge,
  • break,
  • split,
  • torrent,
  • crack,
  • bang,
  • fusillade,
  • blowout,
  • barrage,
  • rupture,
  • breach.
  •eruption (noun)
  • vomiting,
  • venting,
  • breakout,
  • flow.
  •explosion (noun)
  • detonation,
  • fulmination,
  • backfire,
  • report,
  • clap,
  • ignitions,
  • combustion,
  • pop,
  • concussion,
  • firing,
  • ignition,
  • firings,
  • percussion.
  •flurry (noun)
  • excitement,
  • disturbance,
  • agitation,
  • confusion,
  • turbulence,
  • whirlwind,
  • flaw,
  • fluster,
  • spell,
  • ferment,
  • to-do,
  • brouhaha,
  • hurry,
  • turmoil,
  • bustle,
  • flap,
  • ado,
  • fuss,
  • whirl,
  • furor,
  • tumult.
  •gust (noun)
  • gale,
  • sally,
  • passion,
  • flare-up,
  • paroxysm.
  •outburst (noun)
  • transport,
  • spasm,
  • rapture,
  • scene,
  • upheaval,
  • attack,
  • frenzy,
  • tantrum,
  • conniption.
  •puff (noun)
  • emanation,
  • pull,
  • draw,
  • wisp,
  • drag,
  • smoke.
  •storm (noun)
  • raining cats dogs,
  • raining cats dog,
  • precips,
  • raining cats and dog.
  •whiff (noun)
  • in-halations,
  • in-halation,
  • in halation,
  • in halations.
  •wind (noun)
  • blizzard,
  • trade wind,
  • cyclone,
  • twister,
  • chinook.

• v.

  •blow (verb)
  • rage,
  • roar,
  • exhale,
  • wail,
  • bluster,
  • ventilate.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • freshen,
  • jet stream,
  • mistral,
  • headwind,
  • crosswind,
  • sandstorm,
  • sirocco,
  • airstream,
  • sough,
  • typhoon,
  • southwester,
  • tail wind,
  • easterly,
  • prevailing wind,
  • dust devil,
  • sea breeze.
  •
  • access,
  • veer.
  •
  • ruffle.
  •
  • pick up.
  •
  • rise.
  •
  • drop.
  •scud
  • gusted,
  • scudding,
  • gusting.

Paraphrases for Gust:

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    taste.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    gusty.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    burst.

Antonyms for Gust:

• n.

  • explosion
    implosion.
  • flurry
    calmness, calm, quiet.
  • gust
    trickle.
  • outburst
    order, harmony, peace.

Gust Sentence Examples:

• If only a gust of wind does not come and blow my legs off my body, for they are as rotten as tinder.

• It happened to a farmer's son, that his load of hay was blown over by a sudden gust, on an exposed plain.

Homophones for Gust:

• guste.

Hypernym for Gust:

• n.

  • phenomenon
    bluster, sandblast, puff of air, whiff, puff.

Hyponym for Gust:

• n.

  • phenomenon
    wind, air current, current of air.