Storm
nounA violent weather event with strong wind, and often heavy rain, snow, or thunder.
How to spell storm
5 letters · 1 syllable
How to pronounce storm
What does storm mean?
- nounA violent weather event with strong wind, and often heavy rain, snow, or thunder.
- verbTo rush at or attack a place suddenly and with force, or to move somewhere in a furious manner.
Storm in a sentence
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noun
The storm knocked out power across the whole valley.
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verb
The troops planned to storm the fortress at dawn.
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noun
Forecasters warned that a severe storm would hit the coast overnight.
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verb
She would storm out of the office whenever a meeting frustrated her.
Where does storm come from?
Language of origin: Germanic
Storm is a native English word that comes straight from Old English 'storm', meaning a violent disturbance of the weather, and it has been part of the language since well before written records began. It traces back to a reconstructed Proto-Germanic form 'sturmaz', which is why close cousins appear across the family: Dutch 'storm', German 'Sturm', and Old Norse 'stormr' all carry the same sense. The deeper root is thought to connect to the idea of stirring or whirling, the same notion that lies behind 'stir', picturing air thrown into turbulent motion. From its earliest use the word also carried a figurative charge, so a 'storm' of arrows or a 'storm' of protest was natural to speakers many centuries ago. Because it is a short, plain Germanic word, its spelling has stayed remarkably stable and presents no real trap.
How the word is built
- storm (a single native root; no prefix or suffix)
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