Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: gusty
IPA transcription: [ɡ'ʌsti]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: gusty, puffy
    Meaning: blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts; "puffy off-shore winds"; "gusty winds "
Usage examples
  • "The wind's gusty and we've got hardly any ballast."
  • After a time there were no sounds but the cries of the mourners within and the gusty turmoil of the wind without.
  • The Wind, by Mr. James Ross, is a rather gusty ode, written apparently without any definite scheme of metre, and not very impressive as it lacks both the strength of the blizzard and the sweetness of Zephyr.