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stormy

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈstɔːrmi/ · UK /ˈstɔːmi/

stormy means: With strong wind and usually heavy rain, thunder, or lightning.

adjective

BAD WEATHERB1

With strong wind and usually heavy rain, thunder, or lightning.

  • It was a stormy night.
  • The weather stayed stormy all weekend.
  • Will it be stormy tomorrow?

Similar words: tempestuous

Opposites: calm

Common phrases: stormy weather, stormy night

ANGRY FEELINGSB2

Full of strong feelings, anger, or arguments.

  • They had a stormy relationship.
  • The proposal led to a stormy meeting.
  • After a stormy debate, the council agreed to wait.

Similar words: troubled, turbulent, heated

Opposites: peaceful

Common phrases: stormy relationship, stormy meeting, stormy marriage

ROUGH WATERB2

Moving violently because of strong wind.

  • The boat crossed a stormy sea.
  • Stormy waves battered the harbour wall.
  • The sailors struggled to keep their ship steady on the stormy ocean.

Similar words: rough, tempestuous

Opposites: calm

Common phrases: stormy sea, stormy waves

Questions about stormy

What does stormy mean?

With strong wind and usually heavy rain, thunder, or lightning.

What is stormy in other languages?

Türkçe: fırtınalı · Español: tormentoso · Français: orageux · Deutsch: stürmisch · Italiano: tempestoso · 日本語: 嵐の

How do you pronounce stormy?

In American English /ˈstɔːrmi/; in British English /ˈstɔːmi/.

How do you use stormy in a sentence?

It was a stormy night. The weather stayed stormy all weekend.

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