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- [stawrm]
- /stɔrm/
- /stɔːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stawrm]
- /stɔrm/
Definitions of storm word
- noun storm Theodore Woldsen [tey-aw-dawr vawlt-suh n] /ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr ˈvɔlt sən/ (Show IPA), 1817–88, German poet and novelist. 1
- verb without object storm (of the wind or weather) to blow with unusual force, or to rain, snow, hail, etc., especially with violence (usually used impersonally with it as subject): It stormed all day. 1
- verb without object storm to rage or complain with violence or fury: He stormed angrily at me. 1
- verb without object storm to deliver a violent attack or fire, as with artillery: The troops stormed against the garrison. 1
- verb without object storm to rush to an assault or attack: The tanks stormed towards the city. 1
- verb without object storm to rush angrily: to storm out of a room. 1
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Origin of storm
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch storm, German Sturm, Old Norse stormr; (v.) Middle English stormen, derivative of the noun (compare obsolete sturme, Middle English sturmen, Old English styrman, denominative v. from the same Germanic base as storm); akin to stir1
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Parts of speech for Storm
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
storm popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
storm usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for storm
verb storm
- accessed — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- accessing — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- aggress — to attack first or begin a quarrel
- assault — An assault by an army is a strong attack made on an area held by the enemy.
noun storm
- anarchism — Anarchism is the belief that the laws and power of governments should be replaced by people working together freely.
- anger — Anger is the strong emotion that you feel when you think that someone has behaved in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way.
- barrage — A barrage is continuous firing on an area with large guns and tanks.
- blaze — When a fire blazes, it burns strongly and brightly.
Antonyms for storm
verb storm
- downpour — a heavy, drenching rain.
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