How to pronounce storm

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What storm means

verb

Most people know storm in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

To stomp off or rush in angrily

In a sentence: Max lost the game and stormed out of the room, slamming the door.

Where it comes from: It comes from storm, the wild weather, an Old English word. The meaning of rushing about angrily grew out of it.

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