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storm

Definition

  • noun: an occurrence of bad weather in which there is a lot of rain, snow, etc., and often strong winds
  • noun: a disturbance of the atmosphere marked by wind and usually by rain, snow, hail, sleet, or thunder and lightning
  • verb: to attack (something) suddenly with a lot of force or with a large number of people
  • verb: to blow with violence
  • usually singular
  • synonyms: violence, calamity, tempest

Examples

  • His racial comments 'kicked/whipped/stirred up a storm' in the newspapers. [=newspapers criticized his racial comments very strongly]

  • The college was quiet that morning, but it was 'the calm before the storm'. Thousands of students would arrive later.

  • Newspapers have 'weathered the storm' of online information by providing news online themselves.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Hello? Hello? Sorry to intrude. I'm just a traveler... seeking shelter from the storm. Sorry to disturb you. Anyone home? Anyone awake? He must have lost his way in the woods. (..)
    2017 Beauty and the Beast
  • (..) (THUNDER CRACKING) AGATHE: Then one night... an unexpected intruder arrived at the castle... seeking shelter from the bitter storm. As a gift, she offered the prince, a single rose. (LAUGHING) (ALL LAUGH) Repulsed by her haggard appearance... (..)
    2017 Beauty and the Beast