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storm¹
- /stɔːm/ Northern England, UK, Wales
- /stoːm/ Australia, British, New Zealand
- /stoɹm/ Canada, US
- /stɔɾm/ Scotland
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)m
Where it comes from
From Middle English storm (“disturbed state of the atmosphere; heavy precipitation; battle, conflict; attack”) [and other forms], from Old English storm (“tempest, storm; attack; storm of arrows; disquiet, disturbance, tumult, uproar; onrush, rush”) [and other forms], from Proto-West Germanic *sturm (“storm”), from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz (“storm”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH- (“to agitate, stir up; to propel; to urge on”). Related to stir.
Cognates
* Danish storm (“storm”)
* Dutch storm (“storm”)
* German Sturm (“storm”)
* Icelandic stormur (“storm”)
* Low German storm (“storm”)
* Norwegian Bokmål storm (“storm”)
* Norwegian Nynorsk storm (“storm”)
* Scots storm (“storm”)
* Swedish storm (“storm”)
* West Frisian stoarm (“storm”)
noun storms
- Any disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant weather, especially one affecting the earth's surface involving strong winds (leading to high waves at sea) and usually lightning, thunder, and precipitation. Near-synonyms: cyclone (broad sense), tempest
- A heavy fall of precipitation (hail, rain, or snow) or bout of lightning and thunder without strong winds; a hail storm, rainstorm, snowstorm, or thunderstorm.
- Synonym of cyclone (“a weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure”).
- A period of frosty and/or snowy weather.
- A disturbed state of the atmosphere between a severe or strong gale and a hurricane on the modern Beaufort scale, with a wind speed of between 89 and 102 kilometres per hour (55–63 miles per hour; 10 on the scale, known as a "storm" or whole gale), or of between 103 and 117 kilometres per hour (64–72 miles per hour; 11 on the scale, known as a "violent storm").
- A heavy expulsion or fall of things (as blows, objects which are thrown, etc.). a storm of bullets
- A violent agitation of human society; a domestic, civil, or political commotion. The proposed reforms have led to a political storm.
- A violent commotion or outbreak of sounds, speech, thoughts, etc.; also, an outpouring of emotion. a storm of protest
- Chiefly with a qualifying word: a violent attack of disease, pain, physiological reactions, symptoms, etc.; a paroxysm. asthmatic storm cytokine storm
- Ellipsis of storm window (“a second window (originally detachable) attached on the exterior side of a window in climates with harsh winters, to add an insulating layer of still air between the outside and inside”).
storm²
- /stɔːm/ Northern England, UK, Wales
- /stoːm/ Australia, British, New Zealand
- /stoɹm/ Canada, US
- /stɔɾm/ Scotland
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)m
Where it comes from
The verb is derived from Middle English stormen (“of the wind: to blow violently; to cause to roll or toss”), from storm (noun) (see etymology 1) + -en (suffix forming the infinitives of verbs).
Compare Middle English sturmen (“to attack (someone) with great force”), from Old English styrman (“to rage, storm; to make a great noise, cry aloud, shout, storm”), from Proto-West Germanic *sturmijan (“to storm”), from Proto-Germanic *sturmijaną (“to storm”), from *sturmaz (“a storm”) (see etymology 1) + *-janą (suffix forming causatives from strong verbs, with a sense of ‘to cause to do [the action of the verb]’). The Middle English word did not survive into modern English.
The noun is derived from verb etymology 2, verb sense 2.3 (“to violently assault (a fortified position or stronghold, a building, etc.) with the aim of gaining control of it”).
Cognates
* Dutch stormen (“to bluster, storm”)
* German stürmen (“to rage, storm; to assault, attack”)
* Icelandic storma (“to storm”)
* Low German stormen (“to storm”)
* Swedish storma (“to bluster, storm”)
verb storms · storming · stormed · storm
- Preceded by the dummy subject it: to have strong winds and usually lightning and thunder, and/or hail, rain, or snow. It stormed throughout the night.
- To make (someone or something) stormy; to agitate (someone or something) violently. And dovvne I laid to liſt the ſad tun'd tale, / Ere long eſpied a fickle maid full pale / Tearing of papers breaking rings a tvvaine, / Storming her vvorld vvith ſorrovves, vvind and raine.
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To disturb or trouble (someone).
Similar: aggravate, annoy, nettle, rankle, ruffle, sting, burn someone's ass, antagonize, bother, disgruntle, botherate, bug
- To use (harsh language).
- To violently assault (a fortified position or stronghold, a building, etc.) with the aim of gaining control of it. the storming of the Bastille
- To assault or gain control or power over (someone's heart, mind, etc.). No Engines can a Tyrant find, / to ſtorm the Truth-ſupported Mind, […]
- To catch up (on production output) by making frenzied or herculean efforts. They were storming near the end of the month to salvage some goodwill.
- To protect (seed-hay) from stormy weather by putting sheaves of them into small stacks.
- Of the weather: to be violent, with strong winds and usually lightning and thunder, and/or hail, rain, or snow. My harueſte haſts to ſtirre vp winter ſterne, / And bids him clayme with rigorous rage hys right. / So nowe he ſtormes with many a ſturdy ſtoure, / So now his bluſtring blaſt eche coſte doth ſcoure.
- To be exposed to harsh (especially cold) weather.
- To move noisily and quickly like a storm (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1), usually in a state of anger or uproar. She stormed out of the room.
- To move quickly in the course of an assault on a fortified position or stronghold, a building, etc.
- To be in a violent temper; to use harsh language; to fume, to rage. [T]he prieſts of the countrey cluſtering togither, began to grudge and ſtorme againſt Tindall [William Tyndale], rauing againſt him in alehouſes and other places.
Storm³
proper noun
- A unisex given name.
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: tempest, ramp, force, rage, surprise, violent storm, blizzard, wind, snowstorm, tornado, thunderstorm, whirlwind, cyclone, precipitation, hurricane, typhoon
Translations
Every language
noun disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant weather
| Español | tormenta, tempestad, temporal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 폭풍 pokpung |
| 日本語 | 嵐 arashi, 暴風 bōfū |
| 中文 | 風暴 /风暴 fēngbào |
| हिन्दी | आंधी āndhī, आँधी āndhī, अंधड़ andhaṛ |
| Kiswahili | dhoruba, tufani |
| Português | tormenta, tempestade, intempérie |
| Français | orage, tempête, tourmente |
| Deutsch | Sturm |
| Italiano | tempesta, bufera, burrasca, temporale |
| Ελληνικά | καταιγίδα kataigída |
| Română | furtună |
| Русский | бу́ря búrja, гроза́ grozá, шторм štorm, бура́н burán |
| Tiếng Việt | bão |
| العربية | عَاصِفَة ʕāṣifa, طُوفَان ṭūfān |
| עברית | סְעָרָה se'arà, סוּפָה sufá |
noun disturbed state of the atmosphere between a severe or strong gale and a hurricane on the modern Beaufort scale
| Español | temporal, borrasca, vendaval |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 폭풍 pokpung |
| 日本語 | 暴風 bōfū |
| Português | vendaval, borrasca |
| Français | tempête |
| Italiano | tempesta |
| Ελληνικά | ανεμοθύελλα anemothýella, θύελλα thýella |
| Română | vijelie |
| Русский | бу́ря búrja, шторм štorm |
verb to have strong winds and usually lightning and thunder, and/or hail, rain, or snow
| Español | tempestear |
|---|
verb to violently assault (a fortified position or stronghold, a building, etc.) with the aim of gaining control of it
| Español | irrumpir |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 突襲 /突袭 tūxí |
| Português | assaltar |
| Français | assaillir, donner l’assaut |
| Deutsch | stürmen |
| Italiano | assaltare, attaccare, prendere d'assalto |
| Ελληνικά | εκπορθώ ekporthó |
| Română | asalta, ataca |
| Русский | штурмова́ть šturmovátʹ |
| עברית | הסתער histaér |
verb to move noisily and quickly like a storm
| Português | irromper |
|---|---|
| Italiano | catapultarsi, irrompere, precipitarsi |
| עברית | סער saár |
verb to be in a violent temper; to use harsh language — see also fume, rage
| 中文 | 大發雷霆 /大发雷霆 dàfāléitíng |
|---|---|
| Italiano | dare di testa, dare in escandescenze, uscire dai gangheri |
| עברית | סער saár, זעף zaáf |
noun violent assault on a fortified position or stronghold
| Español | asalto, irrupción |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 強襲 kyōshū, 猛攻撃 mōkōgeki |
| Português | assalto |
| Français | tempête |
| Italiano | aggressione, assalto, attacco, irruzione, offensiva |
| Ελληνικά | έφοδος éfodos, εφόρμηση efórmisi |
| Română | asalt, atac |
| Русский | штурм šturm, при́ступ prístup |
| עברית | הסתערות histaarút |
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