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- [geyl]
- /geɪl/
- /ɡeɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [geyl]
- /geɪl/
Definitions of gale word
- noun gale Zona [zoh-nuh] /ˈzoʊ nə/ (Show IPA), 1874–1938, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and poet. 1
- noun gale a female or male given name. 1
- noun gale A very strong wind. 1
- noun gale strong wind 1
- noun gale meteorology: windstorm 1
- countable noun gale A gale is a very strong wind. 0
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Origin of gale
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian dialect geil uproar, unrest, boiling
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Parts of speech for Gale
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gale popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gale usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gale
noun gale
- windstorm — a storm with heavy wind but little or no precipitation.
- tornado — a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris. Compare waterspout (def 3).
- hurricane — a violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or in excess of 72 miles per hour (32 m/sec). Compare tropical cyclone, typhoon.
- squall — the act or sound of squalling: The baby's squall was heard next door.
- cyclone — A cyclone is a violent tropical storm in which the air goes round and round.
Antonyms for gale
noun gale
- breeze — A breeze is a gentle wind.
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