gale

1. To sing; charm; enchant.
2. To cry; groan; croak.
3. (of a person) To talk.
4. (of a bird) To call.
5. To sing; utter with musical modulations.

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

   It's blowing a gale outside.

2. An outburst, especially of laughter.

   a gale of laughter

3. A light breeze.
4. A song or story.

verb

To sail, or sail fast.

noun

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

1. A periodic payment, such as is made of a rent or annuity.

   Gale day - the day on which rent or interest is due.