gust

«gust» in Mova's school dictionary: A sudden strong rush of wind — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a gust, gusts); verb (gust, gusts, gusted, gusting)

meaning for a pupil

1) A sudden strong rush of wind. tree →

2) A sudden burst of something, like rain, smoke or laughter. tree →

3) (verb) Of wind: to blow in sudden strong bursts. tree →

sense in the lessons

In weather lessons, weather reports give wind speed and gusts; strong gusts can knock things over, bend trees and make cycling dangerous. In stories, a gust of wind blows a hat away or slams a door, often starting the action. Phrases: «a gust of wind», «gusts of up to», «gusting wind».

examples

• A gust of wind blew my hat into the pond. tree →
• The door slammed shut in a sudden gust. tree →
• Winds gusted up to 80 kilometres an hour. tree →
• A strong gust knocked over the bins. tree →
• Hold your kite string tight in the gusts. tree →
• A gust of laughter came from the next room. tree →
• Be careful cycling on bridges on gusty days. tree →
• The candle went out in a gust from the window. tree →
• A gust of wind swept through the foliage, and the leaves fell in a shower. tree →

note

Countable: a gust, gusts. Adjective: «gusty» (a gusty day). A gust is short; a steady wind blows all the time.

In the corpora

• A sudden cool gust of wind often comes just before a thunderstorm arrives.
• An umbrella turns inside out when a gust pushes up underneath it harder than from above.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «gust» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.