storming

verb

Definition of stormingnext
present participle of storm
1
as in raging
to express one's anger usually violently the chef spent the morning storming at his staff about the ruined sauces

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2
as in raining
to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds it storms so frequently up in the mountains that the peaks are rarely visible from the valley below

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3
as in attacking
to take sudden, violent action against the pirates stormed the ship, easily taking the whole crew as their prisoners

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4
as in steaming
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger by the time we arrived, our hostess was storming because dinner was ruined

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for storming
  1. raging
  2. attacking
  3. pouring
  4. assaulting
  5. burning
  6. foaming
  7. shaking
Verb
  • Then the truck flipped over, sending the workers into the raging water.
    Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Here is the list of fighters that gained immortality as a result of this raging inferno.
    Interesting Engineering, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of raging
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  • But future opponents will surely seek to incorporate elements of the defensive blueprint which helped Everton and Fulham derail Chelsea’s attacking momentum.
    Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • And all up and down the 800-mile front line in western Russia and northern, eastern and southern Ukraine, Russian troops are attacking.
    David Axe, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of attacking
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  • Global leaders praise Carter Praise for Carter's life and legacy was pouring in from around the world Monday.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
  • But to avoid burning a hole in the bag, let the grease cool first by pouring it into an old soup can or similar container and placing it in the fridge to solidify.
    Julia Mitchem, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
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  • The men allegedly took turns assaulting Doe while the female celebrity watched.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
  • In another setback, Le Pen lost his European Parliament seat in 2002 for a year for assaulting a Socialist politician during a 1997 election campaign.
    Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of assaulting
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  • The company built a retail and residential complex around the county’s Coconut Grove Metrorail station, and Martin also is pitching an incinerator site in western Miami-Dade as an alternative to the Levine Cava plan to rebuild the trash-burning facility in Doral.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Detroit Free Press On a Friday afternoon in April 14 years ago, a Christian pastor known for burning Qurans stood in front of Dearborn City Hall along Michigan Avenue railing against Islam.
    Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of burning
Verb
  • At this point, the butter should be foaming.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The foaming tablets penetrate residue and grime build-up and freshen your disposal with a clean citrus scent.
    Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of foaming
Verb
  • Symptoms like a fast heart rate, or shortness of breath, shaking and chills, confusion or lethargy.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Your ruler Mercury will also station retrograde in Sagittarius—your seventh house of partnerships—on November 9, revealing all the ways your desires for independence may be shaking things up with up your closest allies and enemies.
    Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
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