to storm
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4.4
- verb
- /stɔrm/
- He stormed out of the meeting after his ideas were dismissed by everyone around the table.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd then as the next thing you know, he's come storming through screaming at me.
- And then as the next thing you know, he's come storming through screaming at me.
- Those who, you know, didn't yell at him and leave or didn't storm out.
- And I stormed up to my room, slammed the door as an angsty teenager does.
- It is madding the fact every single journal journalist should have him in such a position that he storms off the set.
- I just got angry about something really stupid and stormed off and was crying and I didn't want my sandwich to get cold.
- I just said bye, bye, then stormed out with my pockets full of candy.
- It's like, OK, that word or game that is like storming around the world right now.
Examples
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But you don't just storm out of the house without having that conversation.
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She stormed out.
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You were gonna storm off and I really wish you would just do that, 'cause we both know how good you are at leaving.
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Griffin storms out of his corner!
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And she ends up storming out of the Night Court, having said not a single word.
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I told him I'd never turn my back on family and he stormed off.
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She didn't say anything, she just stormed out.
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Warbler actually harrumphed as he stormed out of the building.
Academic text (2009) -
Dunwin turned, snatched the stick, and stormed out without another word.
Fiction book (1993) -
Panicked and frightened, Carl flicks off the machine and storms furiously around the room.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
82
5.0
To continue with great force like a storm or fire
57
4.1
To move suddenly and strongly forward or upward, like a wave
51
4.4
To become suddenly more intense, often about anger or violence
21
3.2
To make a loud, strong sound to show anger or give orders
14
3.2
To blow in sudden strong bursts of wind
1
7.7
To behave in a violent, wild way
To blow suddenly and very strongly, often during a storm
Antonyms
Idioms
1
9.1
To attack or strongly challenge a powerful organization, for example a government
- Informal
Taking any help because the situation is bad even if it is not perfect
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Informal
19
6.0
A situation in which several bad things happen at the same time and make things much worse
- Specialized
5
3.4
A very strong storm with high winds, heavy rain, thunder, and lightning
3
4.1
A US-led military attack in 1991 that quickly forced Iraq's army out of Kuwait
- US
3
4.1
An underground place where people go to stay safe during very strong storms like tornadoes
- Specialized
2
6.6
A sudden change in Earth's magnetic field when charged particles from the sun hit the planet
- US
1
3.0
An extra door outside the main door that keeps out bad weather and keeps warmth in
1
9.5
A member of a Nazi armed group that used violence before and during World War II
- US
1
3.9
An underground drain that carries rain and surface water from streets and roofs, not waste water
- Specialized
A serious heart condition with many dangerous fast heartbeats in a short time that needs urgent treatment
- Specialized
A violent rainstorm that moves in a long line across land around the equinox
A small black bird with white marks that lives in northern seas like the Atlantic and Mediterranean
- Specialized
A small seabird with dark feathers and pale belly that flies over the sea near storms
How Angry
187
3.5
70
4.4
∞
1.0
- Informal
70
4.8
607
1.1
∞
1.0
41
3.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb storm meaning to move angrily comes from the image of a weather storm from the old German sturmaz, with sudden force and noise. So when someone storms out, they leave quickly and angrily, like a storm.