Synonyms for gust
gʌstgust

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1. gustnoun

   Synonyms:
   squall, blast, puff, fit, outburst, gale, breeze

   Antonyms:
   calm, tranquillity, subsidence, restraint, composure, zephyr

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1. gust, blast, blownoun

   a strong current of air

   "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"

   Synonyms:
   nose candy, reversal, bam, snow, bump, setback, bang, flak, clap, fire, black eye, coke, reverse, attack, shock, puff, good time, blow, eruption, flack, blast

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1. gustnoun

   Synonyms:
   taste

2. gustnoun

   Synonyms:
   relish, zest, liking, gusto

3. gustnoun

   Synonyms:
   blast, squall

4. gustnoun

   Synonyms:
   burst, outburst, fit, paroxysm

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1. List of paraphrases for "gust":

   rafale, gusty, burst, taste

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How to use gust in a sentence?

1. Sanjeev Vyas:

   It's like somebody just pushes you, suddenly, out of the blue, it felt like that, it was like this huge gust of wind and debris flying through you.

2. Li Ganjie:

   Inspection is not 'a gust of wind' ... It will become a long-term mechanism to help local authorities to improve environmental quality.

3. Suraj Paudyal:

   It seems that a serac( a piece of glacial ice broke) and barreled down the couloir( a gully on a mountainside) from the top ridge of the mountain and the gust created the turbulence washing the climbers and staff from their tented camp at the base camp.

4. Margaret Reynolds:

   It was a beautiful day and a gust of wind blew the umbrella, it was just an accident.

5. Ray Smith:

   It was a freak gust of wind that caught everyone unawares, it actually pulled the safety stakes out of the ground.