storm cloud
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- noun
- /stɔrm klaʊd/
:
nube de tormenta
- The children ran inside as the storm clouds rolled in, signaling an approaching downpour.
But at least utilize that to get out of that storm cloud that you're in.
- But at least utilize that to get out of that storm cloud that you're in.
Examples
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Day after day, storm clouds gather, but the heat just gets worse.
Fiction book (2002) -
As businessmen, they were troubled by the storm clouds that seemed to be approaching.
Fiction book (1992) -
Was that smoke or only a storm cloud lying low on the horizon?
Fiction book (1992) -
Recent weather reports show storm clouds on the horizon.
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An unprecedented storm cloud has grown to cover most of North America.
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The storm clouds are gathering.
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It looks like those storm clouds are headed our way.
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In the far distance, dark storm clouds bruised the horizon a deep purple.
Fiction book (1997) -
East, the sun was breaking through the diminishing storm clouds, the grayness of dawn giving way to golden daylight.
Fiction book (1993) -
A spectacular sunset broke through the storm clouds and for a moment turned the rough whitecaps pink like frosting.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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A dark grey cloud that brings rain
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A large dark cloud that brings thunder, lightning, and heavy rain
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A very tall dark cloud that brings heavy rain, thunder, and lightning
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A thick dark grey cloud that makes rain
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'storm' (a severe weather event) and 'cloud' (a visible mass in the sky): it denotes a cloud associated with or signaling a storm. This straightforward noun+noun composition is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Storm cloud is a dark, heavy cloud that looks like a low grey blanket ready to pour rain. When people saw a gathering storm cloud, they took it as a 'warning' that rain or strong wind would come, so today the phrase means a cloud that shows a storm is coming.