gustily
6.0
In sudden strong bursts, often of wind or smoke
- adverb
- /ˈɡʌstɪli/
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con ráfagas
- During the storm, the rain fell gustily, hitting the windows with force.
Examples
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A cold wind was blowing gustily; there were dark clouds in the sky.
Fiction book (2001) -
At the store, someone who sounded like a child listened, breathing gustily, and then put aside the receiver.
Fiction book (1994) -
Then he sighed gustily.
Fiction book (1994) -
The leaves rustled as the wind blew gustily through the trees.
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The kite flew gustily in the sky, dipping and soaring with the strong bursts of wind.
Antonyms
How Gusty
Surface Forms
gustily positive
Morphology
Etymology
Gustily comes from the simple English word gust, which means 'a sudden strong burst of wind', so gustily describes something happening in quick, strong bursts like wind that suddenly blows hard.