Storm Definition

stôrm

stormed, storming, storms

noun

storms

An atmospheric disturbance characterized by a strong wind, usually accompanied by rain, snow, sleet, or hail, and, often, thunder and lightning.

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Any heavy fall of snow, rain, or hail.

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A wind whose speed is 64 to 72 miles per hour.

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A strong or violent outburst, as of emotion or excitement.

A storm of tears.

American Heritage

Anything resembling a storm.

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verb

stormed, storming, storms

To be stormy; blow violently, rain, snow, etc.

Webster's New World

To attack or direct something at (someone) in a vigorous or angry outburst.

To storm a speaker with questions.

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To be violently angry; rage; rant.

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To capture or attempt to capture (a fortified place) with a sudden, strong attack.

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To rush or move violently and tumultuously.

To storm into a room.

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Synonyms:
rain pitchforks and hammer-handles
breathe fire and fury
come down in bucketfuls
rain-cats-and-dogs
lay the dust
spit
mizzle
drop
drizzle
pour
set-in
blow a gale
howl
blow violently
rain

idiom

take by storm

To captivate completely:
a new play that took New York City by storm.

American Heritage

up a storm

in a highly adept, enthusiastic, or spectacular fashion
the children's chorus danced up a storm

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Other Word Forms of Storm

Noun

Singular:

storm

Plural:

storms

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Storm

Origin of Storm

From Middle English storm, from Old English storm (“a storm, tempest; a storm of arrows; disturbance, disquiet; uproar, tumult; rush, onrush, attack, violent attack"), from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz (“storm"), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twer-, *(s)tur- (“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around"). Cognate with Scots storm (“storm"), West Frisian stoarm (“storm"), Dutch storm (“storm"), Low German storm (“storm"), German Sturm (“storm"), Danish storm (“storm"), Swedish storm (“storm"), Icelandic stormur (“storm"). Related to stir.

From Wiktionary
From Middle English stormen, sturmen, from Old English styrman (“to storm, rage; make a great noise, cry aloud, shout"), from Proto-Germanic *sturmijanan (“to storm"). Cognate with Dutch stormen (“to storm; bluster"), Low German stormen (“to storm"), German stürmen (“to storm; rage; attack; assault"), Swedish storma (“to storm; bluster"), Icelandic storma (“to storm").

From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old English

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition