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How to pronounce storm in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms rage, ramp
Type of act, behave, do
Type Words
Synonyms surprise
Type of attack, assail
Type Words
Synonyms tempest
Type of kerfuffle, commotion, flutter, hoo-ha, hurly burly, disturbance, hoo-hah, to-do, disruption
Derivation stormy


the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away.
Type Words
Synonyms violent storm
Type of atmospheric phenomenon
Has types rainstorm, blizzard, electric storm, electrical storm, firestorm, hailstorm, ice storm, noreaster, northeaster, silver storm, snowstorm, thunderstorm, windstorm
Derivation stormy
Type Words
Synonyms force
Type of penetrate, perforate
Type Words
Type of assault
Type Words
Type of blow


It was storming all night.
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If it storms, we'll need shelter.

Examples of storm

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On Monday, Laverne and Sue visited the house for the first time since the storm.
From the stltoday.com
A weak winter storm will bring rain and snow to much of the East Coast Saturday.
From the usatoday.com
As storm surges pound ashore on a higher base of water, their damage multiplies.
From the kansas.com
With the residency fight behind him, Rahmbo is getting ready to storm City Hall.
From the newsweek.com
Like almost any scandal in sports, we tend to overreact in the eye of the storm.
From the freep.com
Still, I got very few complaints about Metrorail's performance during the storm.
From the washingtonpost.com
The road, up until the storm that hit over the weekend, was open to all traffic.
From the sacbee.com
The storm is blamed for more than 20 deaths in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
From the upi.com
The summer storm pattern brought significant precipitation to the Upper Midwest.
From the sciencedaily.com
More examples
  • A violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
  • Ramp: behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
  • A violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot"
  • Take by force; "Storm the fort"
  • A direct and violent assault on a stronghold
  • Rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning; "If it storms, we'll need shelter"
  • A storm (from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz "noise, tumult") is any disturbed state of an astronomical body's atmosphere, especially affecting its surface, and strongly implying severe weather. ...
  • Storm is a 1987 Canadian drama film and first feature starring David Palffy and Stan Kane directed by David Winning. The movie was the debut of director Winning. ...
  • A storm is a severe weather condition.