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Added 7 October 2026

storm

/stɔːm/ noun

In Latin: tempestās, procella Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about storm at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning.
A violent commotion or disturbance.
the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away
A direct and violent assault on a stronghold.

verb

Behave violently, as if in state of a great anger.
Take by force.
Storm the fort
Rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning.
If it storms, we'll need shelter

Origin

From Middle English storm (“disturbed state of the atmosphere; heavy precipitation; battle, conflict; attack”) [and other forms], from Old English storm (“tempest, storm; attack; storm of arrows; disquiet, disturbance, tumult, uproar; onrush, rush”) [and other forms], from Proto-West Germanic *sturm (“storm”), from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz (“storm”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH- (“to agitate, stir up; to propel; to urge on”). Related to stir.

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