storm

🇺🇸 /stɔːrm/ 🇬🇧 /stɔːm/
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Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-A2
noun
A2

A violent weather event with heavy rain and strong winds, sometimes including thunder and lightning.

The storm caused a lot of damage to the town.

A2

A weather event with freezing rain or snow, causing difficult conditions.

The roads were icy after the storm.

R

A sudden outburst of strong feelings or reactions about something.

The announcement led to a storm of controversy.

R

A loud, intense reaction, often to a performance.

The singer received a storm of applause after the show.

verb
R

To forcefully enter a place, often with a group of people, in an act of protest or as part of a military operation.

Protesters stormed the building demanding change.

R

To move somewhere quickly and angrily.

He stormed out of the room after the argument.

R

To speak loudly and angrily.

She stormed at the referee about the unfair decision.

translation

n. A violent weather event with heavy rain and strong winds, sometimes including thunder and lightning.; A weather event with freezing rain or snow, causing difficult conditions.; A sudden outburst of strong feelings or reactions about something.; A loud, intense reaction, often to a performance.
v. To forcefully enter a place, often with a group of people, in an act of protest or as part of a military operation.; To move somewhere quickly and angrily.; To speak loudly and angrily.

Word Forms

3rd Present storms
Past stormed
Perfect stormed
Progressive storming
Plural storms