plural of gale

(intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To sing; charm; enchant. / (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To cry; groan; croak. / (intransitive, of a person, now chiefly dialectal) To talk.

(meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale. / An outburst, especially of laughter.

(nautical) To sail, or sail fast.

A shrub, also called sweet gale or bog myrtle (Myrica gale), that grows on moors and fens.

(archaic) A periodic payment, such as is made of a rent or annuity.

present participle of gale

simple past tense and past participle of gale

A surname. / An unincorporated community in Alexander County, Illinois. / An unincorporated community in Center Township, Hendricks County, Indiana.

plural of sweet-gale