Storm - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |stɔːrm|  American pronunciation of the word storm
Brit.  |stɔːm|  British pronunciation of the word storm

noun

- a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
- a violent commotion or disturbance (syn: tempest)
the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away
- a direct and violent assault on a stronghold

verb

- behave violently, as if in state of a great anger (syn: rage, ramp)
- take by force (syn: force)
- rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning
If it storms, we'll need shelter
- blow hard
It was storming all night
- attack by storm; attack suddenly (syn: surprise)

Extra examples

The sky got dark and it looked like a storm was coming.

...a winter storm bringing about six inches of snow...

The mob stormed through the streets.

She yelled at us and stormed off.

He stormed out of the room.

She stormed into the office.

A storm was gathering.

The ship finally rode out the storm.

I could hear Mother storming at the children for bringing mud into the house.

The door flew open, and father stormed in, in a very bad temper.

An angry crowd stormed the embassy.

The storm broke (=suddenly started) at five o'clock.

Twenty people were killed when storms struck the Mid-West.

There's a storm brewing (=starting) in the Pacific.

The governor found himself at the center of a political storm.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: storm
he/she/it: storms
present participle: storming
past tense: stormed
past participle: stormed
noun
singular: storm
plural: storms
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