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  • present participle of storm.
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storming

British  
/ ˈstɔːmɪŋ /

adjective

  1. informal characterized by or displaying dynamism, speed, and energy

    a storming performance

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Shares of Intel, Advanced Micro Devices and other hardware stocks were storming higher on Monday in a show of intense investor appetite for the artificial-intelligence trade.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Still, though it wakes up when we get to the storming of the Bastille, economically but effectively rendered, and, later the Reign of Terror, in between it can turn into a murky, mopey slog.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

Another potential scenario, Shpaizman said, is one resembling the storming of the US Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021, as they tried to stop certification of his election defeat.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

Sir Christopher Nolan's latest film, The Odyssey, may have won rave reviews from critics and done storming business at the box office - but one person is definitely not happy.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

He was a member of the Amphibious Forces, whose job it was to transport troops to the Far East and assist their storming of beaches.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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