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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

  • (..) 'cause right then God showed up. You'll never sink this boat! Now, me, I was scared, but Lieutenant Dan, he was mad. Come on! You call this a storm? Come on, you son of a bitch! It's time for a showdown! You and me! I'm right here! Come and get me! You'll never sink this boat! Hurricane Carmen (..)
    1994 Forrest Gump
  • (..) Bayou La Batre's has fallen victim to Carmen and has been left in utter ruin. This reporter has learned, in fact, only one shrimping boat actually survived the storm. Louise. Louise, there's Forrest. After that, shrimping was easy. Since people still needed them shrimps for shrimp cocktails (..)
    1994 Forrest Gump