gust

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1. gust - Noun

2. gust - Verb

3. Gust - Proper noun

Meaning

A sudden squall; a violent blast of wind; a sudden and brief rushing or driving of the wind. Snow, and hail, stormy gust and flaw.

A sudden violent burst of passion.

The sense or pleasure of tasting; relish; gusto.

Gratification of any kind, particularly that which is exquisitely relished; enjoyment.

To taste; to have a relish for.

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You are never to lose sight of nature; the instant you do, you are all abroad, at the mercy of every gust of fashion, without knowing or seeing the point to which you ought to steer. Joshua Reynolds

When he looks back, the critic sees a eunuch's shadow. Who would be a critic if he could be a writer? Who would hammer out the subtlest insight into Dostoevsky if he could weld an inch of the Karamazovs, or argue the poise of Lawrence if he could shape the free gust of life in The Rainbow? George Steiner

There are winds of destiny that blow when we least expect them. Sometimes they gust with the fury of a hurricane, sometimes they barely fan one's cheek. But the winds cannot be denied, bringing as they often do a future that is impossible to ignore. Nicholas Sparks

There is a powerful need for people to feel that gust of hope rise up again. Cat Stevens

When the gust hath blown his fill, Ending on the rustling leaves With minute drops from off the eaves. John Milton

"Peace Train" is a song I wrote, the message of which continues to breeze thunderously through the hearts of millions. There is a powerful need for people to feel that gust of hope rise up again. As a member of humanity and as a Muslim, this is my contribution to the call for a peaceful solution. Cat Stevens

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