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Meanings of storm (storming) in English

Catalan
tempesta
Spanish
tormenta

An atmospheric disturbance involving perturbations of the prevailing pressure and wind fields on scales ranging from tornadoes to extratropical cyclones; also the associated weather and the like.\ (Source: MGH)

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tempesta
Portuguese
vendaval
Catalan
tempesta
Spanish
tormenta violenta

A violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning.

vendaval
Spanish
asaltar

Take by force.

asaltar
Portuguese
emboscar
Spanish
sorprender

Attack by storm; attack suddenly.

emboscar
Synonyms
Examples for "surprise"
Examples for "surprise"
1
Given what took place four months ago, perhaps it was no surprise.
BBC
2
Gas industry donates millions to Australian political parties Read more Quelle surprise.
The Guardian
3
His answer was no surprise: he'd buy stocks -especially American ones.
Reuters
4
THE resignation by an Israeli minister yesterday came as no great surprise.
The Irish Times
5
The STATE team plan was simple: create a diversion and surprise them.
Take a Chance on Me
Usage of storming in English
1
Four was the hour when the storming-party would be in its place.
The Adventures of Gerard
2
This afternoon, students will be storming through the Leaving Cert biology paper.
The Irish Times
3
We don't necessarily want army troops finding us and storming this cave.
Night of knives
4
The mob was beginning to gather for the storming of the sod-house.
Oh, You Tex!
5
Down below, somewhere in the darkness, the people are muttering and storming.
Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero
6
In Birmingham, students were confronted by police after storming the council building.
BBC
7
Shaken residents described soldiers storming shops and car dealerships with guns blazing.
The Irish Times
8
On the day after the storming of Manila, Aguinaldo wrote to Anderson:
The Story of the Philippines / Natural Riches, Industrial Resour...
9
The doors burst open, and Molly Metcalf came storming into the Sanctity.
From hell with love
10
Not a moment was lost in storming them and hauling them down.
The Three Midshipmen
11
She sat by herself, weeping and storming, in the dark little shed-room.
In Exile, and Other Stories
12
Presently, however, he began to quail in the midst of his storming.
St. George and St. Michael, Volume 1
13
Captain Sawtelle bellowed, storming into the control room three jumps behind Hilton.
Masters of Space
14
They are back on the front foot, storming that line of advantage.
The Guardian
15
The storming shapes dulled with them, seemed to darken into the murk.
The Metal Monster
16
But the next day it was still storming, and colder than ever.
Cabin Fever
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Storming through the time
Storming across language varieties
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Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
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