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noun
1. a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.
〘気象〙 (しばしば稲妻や雷を伴う)嵐, 暴風雨
(also storm system) an intense low-pressure weather system; a cyclone.
a wind of force 10 on the Beaufort scale (48–55 knots or 55-63 mph).
暴風〘風速毎秒28.5—32.6メートル〙
a heavy discharge of missiles or blows:
e.g. two men were taken by a storm of bullets.
2. usually in singular a tumultuous reaction; an uproar or controversy:
騒ぎ, 動揺
e.g. the book caused a storm in South America
e.g. she has been at the center of a storm concerning payments.
a violent or noisy outburst of a specified feeling or reaction:
〖通例単数形で〗(非難･怒りなどの)突発, 激発; 〖a ～ of A〗 嵐のようなA〈拍手喝采･笑いなど〉
e.g. the disclosure raised a storm of protest.
3. (storms) North American storm windows.
｟米｠ (防風用の)二重窓
4. a direct assault by troops on a fortified place.
verb
1. no object, with adverbial of direction move angrily or forcefully in a specified direction:
〖～＋副詞〗 〈人が〉激怒して［暴れながら］突進する (!〖副詞〗は方向の表現)
e.g. she burst into tears and stormed off
e.g. he stormed out of the house.
with direct speech shout (something) angrily; rage:
｟書｠ 〖直接話法〗〈人が〉どなり声で［声を荒げて］…と言う
e.g. “Don't patronize me!” she stormed.
move forcefully and decisively to a specified position in a game or contest:
e.g. he barged past and stormed to the checkered flag.
2. with object (of troops) suddenly attack and capture (a building or other place) by means of force:
〈人などが〉〈場所〉を急襲する, 〈陣地･建物など〉に攻め込む, (大勢で)押し入る
e.g. commandos stormed a hijacked plane early today
e.g. (as noun storming) : the storming of the Bastille.
3. no object (of the weather) be violent, with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow:
e.g. when it stormed in the day, I shoveled the drive before Harry came home.
PHRASES
go down a storm
be enthusiastically received by an audience.
storm and stress
turbulent emotion or tension:
e.g. his years in office coincided with a period of storm and stress. translation of German Sturm und Drang.
a storm in a teacup
British British term for a tempest in a teapot (see tempest).
take something by storm
(of troops) capture a place by a sudden and violent attack.
have great and rapid success in a particular place or with a particular group of people:
e.g. his first collection took the fashion world by storm.
—— up a storm
chiefly North American perform the specified action with great enthusiasm and energy:
e.g. the band could really play up a storm.
the calm before the storm (or the lull before the storm)
a period of unusual tranquility or stability that seems likely to presage difficult times.
DERIVATIVES
stormproof |ˈstôrmˌpro͞of| adjective
ORIGIN
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch storm and German Sturm, probably also to the verb stir1. The verb dates from late Middle English in storm (sense 3 of the verb) .