gale

CEFRC1

/ɡeɪl/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A very strong wind.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    To sing; utter with musical modulations.

Examples

  • The roof was torn off by the gale.

  • We got our roof blown off in the gale.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To talk.

  2. A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To cry; groan; croak.

More examples

In context

  • Many parts of the boat were damaged in the gale.

  • It's blowing a gale outside.

  • With my mother's permission and blessings, I set off exultantly for Bombay, leaving my wife with a baby of a few months. But on arrival there, friends told my brother that the Indian Ocean was rough in June and July, and as this was my first voyage, I should...

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Origin

noun

From Middle English galen, from Old English galan (“to sing, enchant, call, cry, scream; sing charms, practice incantation”), from Proto-Germanic *galaną (“to roop, sing, charm”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shout, scream, charm away”). Cognate with Danish gale (“to crow”), Swedish gala (“to crow”), Icelandic gala (“to sing, chant, crow”), Dutch galm (“echo, sound, noise”). Related to yell.