gusting
突風
解説 Definition
gusting は gust（突風が吹く）の現在分詞です。風が一定ではなく、急に強く吹きつけている状態を表します。天気予報や屋外の状況説明でよく使われます。
Blowing in sudden, brief bursts of increased force, rather than at a steady speed. This present participle of gust is used especially of wind in weather reports and descriptions of exposed outdoor conditions.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
gusting は動詞 gust「突風が吹く」に -ing を付けた現在分詞。語末の t は重ねず、そのまま gusting とする。wind is gusting、winds were gusting の形で、一定の強風ではなく、急に強まる風が繰り返し吹く海岸や野原を思い浮かべる。
Connect gusting directly to the verb gust, “to blow in sudden strong bursts.” Add -ing without doubling the final t: gust becomes gusting. The pronunciation keeps the short vowel of gust and adds the “ing” ending. Picture wind crossing an open field or striking a coastline in repeated surges rather than blowing at one constant speed. Common patterns are the wind is gusting, winds were gusting near the coast, and gusting up to a stated speed in weather reports.
例文
The wind is gusting across the open field.
開けた野原を突風が吹き抜けています。
Strong winds were gusting near the coast all morning.
午前中ずっと、海岸付近では強い突風が吹いていました。
Because the wind kept gusting, the workers secured the signs.
突風が続いたため、作業員たちは看板を固定しました。
gusting の類義語・関連語
gusting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古ノルド語 gustr（冷たい突風）に由来し、噴き出すを意味する gjósa と同根。英語 gust に動詞化の -ing が付いた形。関連語: gush（噴出する）。風が一気に吹きつける原義から「突風が吹く」の意味になった。
Gusting is the -ing form of the verb gust. Gust is generally traced to Old Norse gustr, referring to a cold blast of wind, and is related to gjósa, “to gush or burst forth.” English added the participial suffix -ing to describe an ongoing or repeated action. The word therefore preserves the central image of air suddenly bursting out or increasing in force for a short time.
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