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Storm Meaning, Examples, and Common Usage (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：severe weather (storm)

storm 🔊

/stɔːrm/

n., v.

Very bad weather with strong wind and rain or snow.

Storm weather scene with dark clouds and strong wind

severe weather 🔊

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/sɪˈvɪr ˈwɛðər/

n., v.

A storm is a disturbed state of the atmosphere, typically characterized by strong winds, rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.

📁 Category：Natural Geography 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'storm', akin to Old High German 'sturm', likely imitative of wind sound.

💡 Mnemonic

S-T-O-R-M: Sudden Tempest Overwhelming Rain and Mud.

📖 Example

We had to run home quickly because a sudden storm brought heavy rain and strong winds. 🔊 We had to run home quickly because a sudden storm brought heavy rain and strong winds.

🔗 Collocations

storm clouds – Clouds that signal an approaching storm.

storm surge – A rise in sea level caused by a storm.

storm damage – Harm caused by a storm.

🔄 Synonyms

tempest (n.) – A violent windy storm, often with rain, snow, or hail.

cyclone (n.) – A large-scale atmospheric storm system with rotating winds.

blizzard (n.) – A severe snowstorm with strong winds.

🚫 Antonyms

calm (n.) – A state of no wind or disturbance.

fair weather (n.) – Pleasant weather without storms.

🌱 Derivatives

stormy (adj.) – Characterized by or affected by storms.

stormily (adv.) – In a stormy manner.

storminess (n.) – The quality of being stormy.

📖 Cultural Story

The word 'storm' derives from Old English 'storm', from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz, possibly imitative of wind. Metaphorical use for angry outbursts dates from the 14th century.

Meaning 2：storm out (storm)

storm 🔊

/stɔːrm/

n., v.

To move or act in a very angry and forceful way.

storm out 🔊

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/stɔːrm aʊt/

n., v.

To move, act, or speak in a very angry, forceful, and sudden way, often by leaving a place noisily.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

After the argument, he stormed out of the meeting room, slamming the door behind him. 🔊 After the argument, he stormed out of the meeting room, slamming the door behind him.

🔗 Collocations

storm out of – To leave a place angrily and forcefully.

storm into – To enter a place angrily and forcefully.

storm off – To depart in a fit of anger.

🔄 Synonyms

fume (v.) – To show anger or annoyance.

rage (v.) – To express uncontrollable anger.

seethe (v.) – To be filled with intense anger.

🚫 Antonyms

calm down (v.) – To become less angry or agitated.

relax (v.) – To become less tense or angry.

🌱 Derivatives

stormy (adj.) – Characterized by strong emotion or anger.

stormily (adv.) – In a stormy, angry manner.