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gust

noun as in rush, eruption

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Winds are out of the north around 10 mph, with gusts near 20 mph.

Winds are from the northwest at 10 to 15 mph, with some gusts to 25 mph.

Breezes are moderate from the north with an occasional gust to 20 mph.

Winds will decrease to about 5 mph overnight, with gusts to around 10 mph.

Blustery winds from the northwest at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph will make the highs in the mid- to upper 30s feel like the 20s.

A gust of smoke dances around her naked frame as she bathes for one final time in the prayer leaves.

The accessory was easily lifted by a gust of wind and would regularly get entangled in the wheel spokes of carriages.

Despite the gust of excitement most scientists are keeping their emotions in check.

And one strong gust of wind could blow the whole edifice of human habitation away.

An added gust turned the rainbow to multi-colored wisps of rare beauty.

The next morning a gust of wind carried him, and him only, out of the boat into the waves, and he was never seen again.

It was a windy night and a sudden gust blew his tall hat into the river, and after it unfortunately dropped the meerschaum.

It blew out of the canyon-mouth like a gust from a chimney, rolling over and over in billowy masses.

The violent gust passed on its way, the flying cloud of sand subsided, settling down on everything.

Somebody was lighting a candle, which was at once extinguished when the door was open, and a gust of wind and rain swept in.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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