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gale

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1. gale - Noun

2. gale - Verb

3. Gale - Proper noun

Meaning

A strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and a hurricane. The most violent gales are called tempests.

A moderate current of air; a breeze.

A state of excitement, passion, or hilarity.

To sale, or sail fast.

A song or story.

To sing.

A plant of the genus Myrica, growing in wet places, and strongly resembling the bayberry. The sweet gale (Myrica Gale) is found both in Europe and in America.

The payment of a rent or annuity.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I'm a fart in a gale of wind, a humble violet under a cow pat. Djuna Barnes

Thus, I steer my bark, and sail On even keel, with gentle gale. Matthew Green

Fear not; and the God of mercies grant a full gale and a fair entry into His kingdom, which may carry sweetly and swiftly over the bar, that you find not the rub of death. Donald Cargill

A big tree attracts the gale. Chinese Proverb

It's not the gale but the set of the sail that determines the way you go. American Proverb

It's not the gale but the set of the sail that determines the way you go. Albanian Proverb

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