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
A storm cloud, one Mario could essentially swim through, stood before our hero in his trademark red suspenders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
I’m suddenly giddy and grinning, feeling electric, like a sunbreak bursting through a storm cloud.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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