hurricane
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hurricane¹
- /ˈhʌɹɪkən/ UK
- /ˈhʌɹɪkeɪn/ UK
- /ˈhʌɹɪkɛjn/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈhʌɹɪkeɪn/ US
- /ˈhɝɪkeɪn/
- /ˈhʊɹɪkeɪn/ Northern England
- /ˈhʌɾɪken/ Scotland
- /ˈhʌɾɪkeːn/ Wales
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish huracán, ultimately from Taíno *hurakā.
noun hurricanes · hero-cane · hurrican
- A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye. Whole villages have been leveled by the hurricane coastal residents braced for.
- A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes. Near-synonyms: typhoon, cyclone
- A great forceful onrush. [A]fter all thoſe Hurricans of Fury and Violence are novv blovvn over, vve enjoy a ſerene Air, and the happy quiet vvhich vve had ſo much long'd for.
- A sweet alcoholic drink made with rum, lemon juice (or sometimes other fruit juice), and either passion fruit syrup or fassionola.
verb hurricanes · hurricaning · hurricaned · hero-cane · hurrican
- To be violent, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater, usually accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder. Through the night it rained, hurricaned; sashes rattled; the chimney smoked; a lobby-door was ajar, and kept banging to and fro.
- To move noisily, quickly, and dramatically, becoming the center of attention. While thus employed, Mrs. Winthrop hurricaned into the room, and having received explanations, hurricaned forth again to tell her husband how dreadfully thoughtless his arrangement was, since Frank would have to take Miss Allenby into dinner.
- To attempt to accomplish a great deal with a frenzied effort. There were still spots on the mirror I had cleaned and tiny bits of newspaper were stuck in its edges where I had hurricaned through in my initial cleaning frenzy.
- To swirl quickly and violently. A whole swirl of turnarounds hurricaned from him.
- To tear apart in a violent, destructive, and/or chaotic manner. Urganda, hurricaned with violent perturbation of mind commences the fourth act; and, after a soliloquy, or rather incantation, raises a dæmon of revenge;
- To cause an uproar. What do they therefore but quickly get themselves into a body, and fall forthwith to hurricaning in Mansoul, as if now nothing but whirlwind and tempest should be there.
- To storm excessively; to fume and rage violently. He rang for the cook, and stormed and hurricaned and cycloned at her until the rain-clouds burst, and she wept.
- To chase violently or rush after and force along. As he hurricaned toward her, she turned and ran to the drop-off place.
hurricane²
- /ˈhʌɹɪkən/ UK
- /ˈhʌɹɪkeɪn/ UK
- /ˈhʌɹɪkɛjn/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈhʌɹɪkeɪn/ US
- /ˈhɝɪkeɪn/
- /ˈhʊɹɪkeɪn/ Northern England
- /ˈhʌɾɪken/ Scotland
- /ˈhʌɾɪkeːn/ Wales
Where it comes from
Coined by Jeret Peterson.
noun hurricanes
- "full—triple-full—full" – an acrobatic maneuver consisting of three flips and five twists, with one twist on the first flip, three twists on the second flip, one twist on the third flip
Hurricane³
proper noun
- A locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.
- An unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama.
- An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Crooked Creek Township, Bollinger County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Washington County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Madison County, North Carolina.
- A city in Washington County, Utah.
- A city in Putnam County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Beetown, Grant County, Wisconsin.
noun Hurricanes
- A British fighter aircraft used during World War II, especially during the Battle of Britain.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: typhoon, cyclone, thunderstorm, tornado, storm, blowdown, surge, twister, rita, cyclones, metres, tornadoes, windstorm, superstorm, gale, blow
Translations
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noun weather phenomenon
| Español | huracán |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 허리케인 heorikein, 폭풍 pokpung, 폭풍우 pokpung'u |
| 日本語 | 暴風 bōfū, 暴風雨 bōfū-u, ハリケーン harikēn |
| 中文 | 颶風 /飓风 jùfēng |
| हिन्दी | तूफ़ान tūfān, चक्रवात cakravāt |
| Kiswahili | kimbunga |
| Português | furacão |
| Français | ouragan |
| Deutsch | Hurrikan, Orkan, Hurrikane |
| Italiano | uragano |
| Ελληνικά | ανεμοστρόβιλος anemostróvilos, κυκλώνας kyklónas, τυφώνας tyfónas |
| Română | uragan |
| Русский | урага́н uragán |
| Tiếng Việt | bão, bão táp, bão tố |
| العربية | زَوْبَعَة شَدِيدَة zawbaʕa šadīda, إِعْصَار ʔiʕṣār |
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@misc{hurricane_2026,
title = {hurricane},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hurricane},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
