Definition of "gusty" []

• Blowing in or marked by gusts: a gusty storm. (adjective)
• Characterized by sudden outbursts. (adjective)

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• "Gusty winds are likely all of tomorrow morning…afternoon showers, keep the umbrella in the trunk… The word gusty was white and dull, like a ball of wax."
• "Clearing skies work in overnight as winds become gusty from the west and lows drop to the 40s."
• "We stalked ridges in gusty snowstorms, slogged down trails thick with fresh prints, and inched our way along some very promising fingers (hillsides with fingerlike spurs)."