storming

Pluralstormings

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of storm. Use this -ing form for an action happening now or named as a thing.

   The crowd was storming toward the locked gates.

   He kept storming around the house, too angry to sit down.

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   A sudden, forceful attack made to capture a place like a fort or a city.

   Like a wave crashing over a wall all at once.

   The storming of the old fort happened at night.

   Soldiers planned a quick storming of the city walls.

   Similarcapture, seizure, taking, assault

3. 3
   noununcountable

   A burst of loud, angry behavior by someone who is raging.

   Like a kettle boiling over with anger.

   His constant storming frightened the younger children.

   After her storming, the room fell completely silent.

   Similarraging, ranting, outburst, tantrum, fury

   Oppositecalm, composure

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