a storm is brewing

  • 1a storm is brewing —    If you say that a storm is brewing, you mean that the atmosphere indicates that there is going to be trouble, probably with outbursts of anger or emotion.     As soon as we saw Pete s face, we knew there was a storm brewing …

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  • 2storm — storm1 [ stɔrm ] noun ** 1. ) count an occasion when a lot of rain falls very quickly, often with very strong winds or THUNDER and LIGHTNING: A fierce storm hit the west coast of Florida early this morning. a storm breaks (=begins): A violent… …

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  • 3storm — I UK [stɔː(r)m] / US [stɔrm] noun Word forms storm : singular storm plural storms ** 1) [countable] an occasion when a lot of rain falls very quickly, often with very strong winds or thunder and lightning a storm breaks (= begins): A violent… …

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  • 4storm — I n. atmospheric disturbance 1) to ride out, weather a storm (the ship finally rode out the storm) 2) a blinding; heavy, severe, violent storm 3) a dust; electrical storm; firestorm; hailstorm; ice storm; rainstorm; sandstorm; snowstorm;… …

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  • 5brewing — noun a) The production of alcoholic beverages, such as beer, by fermentation; the process of being brewed. A storm is brewing. b) The business or occupation of a brewer …

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  • 6Brewing — Brew ing, n. 1. The act or process of preparing liquors which are brewed, as beer and ale. [1913 Webster] 2. The quantity brewed at once. [1913 Webster] A brewing of new beer, set by old beer. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. A mixing together. [1913… …

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  • 7storm — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 period of bad weather ADJECTIVE ▪ bad, big, devastating, ferocious, fierce, great, heavy, killer (informal, esp. AmE), major …

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  • 8storm — storm1 W3 [sto:m US sto:rm] n [: Old English;] 1.) a period of very bad weather when there is a lot of rain or snow, strong winds, and often ↑lightning ▪ The storm broke (=suddenly started) at five o clock. ▪ a night time thunderstorm ▪ Twenty… …

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  • 9Manchester Storm — Données clés Fondé en 1995 Disparu en …

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  • 10The Storm (short story) — The Storm is a short story by the American writer Kate Chopin, written in 1898. It did not appear in print in Chopin s lifetime; it was published in 1969. Plot summaryBobinôt and his four year old son, Bibi, are at Friedheimer s store when a… …

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