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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And Marjorie Taylor Greene just earned herself a storm cloud over her house.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2024
In downbursts the air is not rotating, but instead dropping quickly downwards from the storm cloud in a vertical column.
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
The mystique of Jay Peak, the northernmost ski area in Vermont, is intimately bound to the Jay Cloud, a mythical storm cloud that hovers over its rocky summit.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
I hope he never becomes a human storm cloud.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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