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Meanings of tempestuous in English
Usage of tempestuous in English
1
It is certainly a fiery, tempestuous comet streaking through the royal family.
2
It is but one uniform drought; it is seldom tempestuous or rainy.
3
They had become quite worn in the course of his tempestuous life.
4
In the year 1825, a tempestuous tide washed away men and houses.
5
Outside, sombre masses of lead-coloured clouds gathered ominously in the tempestuous sky.
6
The tempestuous waters of the great lake reflect his own stormy career.
7
She was in a mood of tempestuous raging against her ordained lot.
8
The early part of that year was marked by extraordinarily tempestuous weather.
9
The sun went down on its wrath, and its night was tempestuous.
10
After a tempestuous voyage, he reached Messina on the 24th of May.
11
It's already been a tempestuous summer in Australia with droughts and fires.
12
Angus Egerton's sonorous voice broke in upon those tempestuous sobs almost angrily:
13
But he knew-witha great shock of incredible rapture and tempestuous answering.
14
His only desire was to escape from Paris and its tempestuous populace.
15
Videogame characters have had a long, tempestuous relationship with deep, dark caves.
16
The close of Christmas Day, A.D. 1793, was tempestuous, but comparatively warm.
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Tempestuous through the time
Tempestuous across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common