stormy

Everyday

1. Stormy weather has strong winds, heavy rain, thunder or big waves. tree →
2. Stormy can describe feelings or meetings full of anger and shouting, like a stormy argument. tree →

In the lessons

In weather and science lessons, stormy days bring gales, thunder and lightning. Safety: in stormy weather stay indoors, keep away from trees, water and the beach, and follow warnings. In stories, «a dark and stormy night» sets a spooky scene. Phrases: «stormy weather», «stormy sea», «stormy sky».

Examples

• It was a dark and stormy night. tree →
• The ferry didn't sail because the sea was stormy. tree →
• Stormy weather is coming this afternoon. tree →
• Stay away from the beach on stormy days. tree →
• The sky looked stormy and grey. tree →
• They had a stormy argument about the game. tree →
• Our picnic was ruined by stormy weather. tree →
• It was a stormy night, with mist and rain. tree →

Note

Adjective: storm + -y; stormier, stormiest. Stormy weather can be dangerous: lightning can strike tall, open places. Opposite: «calm».

In Jewish tradition

Stormy wind is often a tool or servant of God, who commands the wind and sea.

Interpretation. The tradition sees storms as obeying God's word. In the psalms they are a sign of his power and also a picture of danger from which he saves.

Examples

• Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind, fulfilling His word; (Writings PSA.148.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• I would haste me to a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest.' (Writings PSA.55.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• For He commanded, and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves thereof; (Writings PSA.107.25, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Adjective: storm + -y; stormier, stormiest. Stormy weather can be dangerous: lightning can strike tall, open places. Opposite: «calm».