gust

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology 1

Apparently from Old Norse gustr, though not recorded before Shakespeare.

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Singular
gust

Plural
gusts

gust (plural gusts)

  1. A strong, abrupt rush of wind.
  2. Any rush or outburst (of water, emotion etc.).
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Infinitive
to gust

Third person singular
gusts

Simple past
gusted

Past participle
gusted

Present participle
gusting

to gust (third-person singular simple present gusts, present participle gusting, simple past and past participle gusted)

  1. (intransitive) To blow in gusts.
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[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin gustus ‘taste’.

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Singular
gust

Plural
uncountable

gust (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The physiological faculty of taste.
  2. Relish, enjoyment, appreciation.
    • 1942: ‘Yes, indeed,’ said Sava with solemn gust. — Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 1050)

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[edit] Catalan

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Latin gustus

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gust

  1. taste

[edit] Romanian

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Latin gustus

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gust n.

  1. taste

[edit] Serbo-Croatian

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  • IPA: /gûːst/

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From Proto-Slavic *gǫstъ.

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gȗst (definite gȗstī, comparative gȕšćī, Cyrillic spelling гу̑ст)

  1. dense

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