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gusting

/ˈɡʌstɪŋ/

gusting is the present participle and gerund of gust.

Meaning of gust

Verb (1)

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

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To blow in gusts.
    • Do the dryers disperse bacteria and viruses through the restroom, like autumn breezes gusting leaves across a lawn?2019 April 25, Samanth Subramanian, “Hand dryers v paper towels: the surprisingly dirty fight for the right to dry your hands”, in The Guardian

Verb (2)

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

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To taste.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To have a relish for.

See all 9 meanings of gust

Words that rhyme with gusting

Questions about gusting

What is gusting the present participle and gerund of?
Gusting is the present participle and gerund of gust.
How do you pronounce gusting?
Gusting is pronounced /ˈɡʌstɪŋ/.

Words near gusting in the dictionary

  1. gustiest
  2. gustily
  3. Gustin
  4. Gustine
  5. gustiness
  6. gusting
  7. Gustins
  8. gustless
  9. gustnado
  10. gustnadoes
  11. gustnados

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gusting (page history and authors); gust (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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