gusting
present participle ofgust
gust
verb[I]
uk/ɡʌst/us/ɡʌst/toblowstrongly:
Winds gustingto50mphbroughtdownpowerlines.
Wind & winds
- air pocket
- anemometer
- blast
- blowy
- breeze
- chinook
- dust devil
- jet stream
- leeward
- prevailing
- sigh
- sirocco
- sou'wester
- southwester
- squall
- stiff
- the Coriolis effect
- tornado
- weathercock
- westerly
Examplesofgusting
gusting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
This was attributed to the constant and confined velocity of the airflow, compared to thegustingobserved in the field.
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Because windgustingis not sustained, wind pressure is expected to have a lesser impact, although exposed end boards do show polishing of hard (autumn) wood.
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Music is imagined as a 'wind of pleasure'gustingthrough the body, the body's sinews, harp-like, are to be plucked, the skin to be pounded.
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It means a cross-wind landing, sometimes with windsgustingat 30 or 40 knots.
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The vehicle and spillage was cleared by early afternoon, but with windsgustingto 70 knots, it was not considered safe to reopen the crossing until 4.50 pm.
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High winds,gustingover 109mph km/h, brought down numerous trees and power lines.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The weather continued to deteriorate, and by 21:30 the winds were south at 50- 60,gustingto 70 kn, with 10ft m seas.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A windgustingto 50 knots (90 km/h) combined against the tide and ocean swell to build waves up to 30 feet (9 m).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.An independent report indicated that an accidental rapid pressurization combined with lightlygustingwind and a location of previously undetected damage caused the tear.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thousands of tree were knocked down or uprooted by windsgustingin excess of 75mph km/h, cutting power to 585,775 residences.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The wind wasgustingto 40 kn with waves up to 12 m high.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The average wind speed was over 70 m.p.h.gustingto more than 100 m.p.h. and there were vertical gusts.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.About 230 buildings lost their roofs and 16 people were injured due to windsgustingin excess of 112mph km/h.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Windsgustingup to 80 km/h (47 mph) and heavy rains impacted a large area of the country.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This transition can cause upsets, particularly ingustingwind.
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