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noun | verb stormstorm1 /stɔrm/ ●●● S2 W3 noun ETYMOLOGYstorm1Origin: Old English ► a violent/severe storm Expect severe storms overnight. ► a storm hits/strikes A terrible storm hit the island. ► a storm of protest/controversy/criticism etc. The proposal provoked a storm of criticism. ► stir/whip/blow up a storm His latest comments have whipped up a storm. ► storm brewing He was unaware of the ethical storm brewing around him. THESAURUS water that falls in small drops from clouds in the sky► rain water that falls in small drops from clouds in the sky: There has been no rain for weeks. Let’s wait here until the rain stops. ► shower a short period of rain: More heavy showers are forecast for tonight. ► drizzle light rain with very small drops of water: A light drizzle was falling as I left the house. ► downpour a lot of rain that falls in a short period: I walked back to my apartment in the downpour and got soaking wet. ► storm a period of very bad weather with a lot of wind and rain, and sometimes thunder and lightning: The storm caused flooding. ► sleet a mixture of snow and rain: It was cold, and the rain was mixed with sleet. ► hail frozen rain that falls in the form of hailstones (=small balls of ice): The hail destroyed many of the country’s crops. ► raindrop a single drop of rain: As we sat down on the beach, I felt a few raindrops fall on my face. ► rainfall the amount of rain that falls somewhere: The average rainfall in Seattle is about 36 inches a year. 1[countable] earth science a period of very bad weather when there are strong winds, a lot of rain, snow, and dust, and sometimes lightning: The tree blew down in the storm.a violent/severe storm Expect severe storms overnight.a storm hits/strikes A terrible storm hit the island.► see thesaurus at rain12[countable usually singular] a situation in which people suddenly express very strong feelings about something that someone has said or done: a storm of protest/controversy/criticism etc. The proposal provoked a storm of criticism.stir/whip/blow up a storm His latest comments have whipped up a storm. He was unaware of the ethical storm brewing around him.3take something by storm a)to be very successful in a particular place: She took the literary world by storm. b)to succeed in getting possession of a place by attacking it using large numbers of soldiers4dance/sing/cook etc. up a storm informal to do something with all your energy [Origin: Old English] noun | verb stormstorm2 ●●○ verb VERB TABLEstorm |
| Present | I, you, we, they | storm | | he, she, it | storms | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | stormed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have stormed | | he, she, it | has stormed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had stormed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will storm | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have stormed |
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| Present | I | am storming | | he, she, it | is storming | | you, we, they | are storming | | Past | I, he, she, it | was storming | | you, we, they | were storming | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been storming | | he, she, it | has been storming | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been storming | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be storming | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been storming |
THESAURUSin a war► attack to start using guns, bombs, etc. against an enemy in a war: Guerrillas attacked an army patrol. ► invade to enter a country with an army in order to take control of it: The Nazis invaded Belgium in May 1940. ► raid to attack a place suddenly, in a war: Shortly after dawn, a small group of soldiers raided the enemy camp. ► ambush to attack enemy soldiers after waiting in a hidden place: The convoy of trucks was ambushed on the road to Kabul. ► bombard to attack a place for a long time with guns and bombs: Many people are homeless after the military bombarded the area. ► storm to attack a city or building using force, in order to take control of it: Ordinary citizens stormed the Bastille, a prison, and the French Revolution began. ► charge to deliberately rush toward someone or something in order to attack: The soldiers on horses charged toward the Indian camp. 1[transitive] to suddenly attack and enter a place using a lot of force: An angry crowd stormed the embassy.► see thesaurus at attack22[intransitive always + adv./prep.] to go somewhere in a noisy fast way that shows you are extremely angry: storm out of/into/off etc. Sally stormed into his office for an explanation.3[intransitive, transitive] literary to shout something because you feel extremely angry4[intransitive always + adv./prep.] to be successful very quickly: The team stormed into the lead. |