storm cloud
Britishnoun
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a heavy dark cloud presaging rain or a storm
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a herald of disturbance, anger, or violence
the storm clouds of war
Example Sentences
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He leaves the others stunned and David mortified until the storm cloud passes and he’s his jaunty, loquacious self again.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2024
And Marjorie Taylor Greene just earned herself a storm cloud over her house.
From Slate • Oct. 5, 2024
Like tornadoes, waterspouts develop when differing wind directions cause the air in part of a storm cloud to rotate, forming a column of rapidly spinning air that descends down to the surface of the ocean.
From BBC • Aug. 24, 2024
It can’t create water from a clear sky — particles must be shot into a storm cloud that already holds moisture to get it to fall, or to fall more than it otherwise would naturally.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2024
I hope he never becomes a human storm cloud.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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