Definition of "thunder-gust" []

• A thunderstorm. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "But Flor, secretly relishing a good thunder-gust, drew up her knees and sat with equanimity, like a little black judge of the clouds; for, in the moment's dull, indifferent mood, she felt prepared for either fate."
• "He shuffled, chewed tobacco vehemently, tilted his chair on two legs, broke out in a thunder-gust at last."
• "The brooding heat of the profligate vegetation; the cool charm of the running water; the terrific splendor of the June thunder-gust in the deep and solitary woods, were all sensual, animal, elemental."