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Storm

noun

A violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning. Synonym: violent storm.

A violent commotion or disturbance. Synonym: tempest. "It was only a tempest in a teapot"

A direct and violent assault on a stronghold.

verb

(past & past part. stormed; pres. part. storming)

Behave violently, as if in state of a great anger. Synonyms: rage, ramp.

Take by force. Synonym: force.

Rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning.

Blow hard.

Attack by storm; attack suddenly. Synonym: surprise.

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"Storm" Quotes from Famous Books

... Greek question remained open both these sections of opponents tormented the ministry, and when, on the 15th of May, the French ambassador suddenly left London, a perfect storm of hostility fell upon the cabinet. Lord Palmerston defended the policy of the foreign office throughout with candour, courtesy, and yet with a satirical wit, which keenly annoyed the opposition, while no excuse was left them to impeach the veteran minister's ...

— The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. - From George III. to Victoria • E. Farr and E. H. Nolan

... were silent and listened; but nothing was to be heard. The storm was howling, and rattling the windows. At times an iron hand seemed to pass across the panes—it was the snow which the wind lashed against the house as if intending to awaken ...

— Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia • L. Muhlbach

... she sat there, musing; her hair was tangled as if a storm of thought had swept through her head, and sorely I wondered whether a care for me had been borne through the storm. I forgot the presence of Alf; I forgot everything except that I would have given my blood ...

— The Jucklins - A Novel • Opie Read

... even Elinor was present. Their faces fell when they saw her. They had built great hopes on having at least Elinor's company in their disgrace. The swift thought had darted through both their minds that she would be safe to be extra naughty that morning, and in consequence would divert some of the storm of Jane Macalister's wrath from their devoted heads; but no, there she sat in her accustomed place, her hymn book open on her knee, marks of tears on her cheeks, it is true, but in all other respects she looked a ...

— Red Rose and Tiger Lily - or, In a Wider World • L. T. Meade

... to say we suggest nothing," he said. "We want some facts to go on first. Up to now, all the lady's done is to storm at us and at everybody—she seems to think all Edinburgh's in a conspiracy to rob her! We don't know any circumstances yet, except that she ...

— The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation • J. S. Fletcher

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