stormy petrel

Subsequent guests have included comedian Margaret Cho and self proclaimed “hurricane of intellectual sexuality,” Stormy Leather.
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The word most used to describe it, including by Kathryn, was “stormy.”
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The log cabin in which they sleep has no floor or window, and wind and rain pour in during the stormy days.
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In riveting testimony, Arias also described the stormy affair that had led her to the courtroom.
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A couple getting off the Gray Line tour bus had just flown in from Mexico City on Wednesday night, missing the stormy conditions.
Tourists in New York Flock to See Damage Wrought by Sandy|Nina Strochlic|November 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It was a cloudy, stormy evening: high wind was blowing, and the branches of the trees groaned and creaked above our heads.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Little Rye was sown, but that little is very good; Barley is suffering from the stormy weather, but is quite thrifty.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
The season was stormy, and contrary winds prevailed the greater part of the time.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
From the 5th to the 10th of July, we had continued stormy and cold weather, with a heavy sea, and great rolling of the ship.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
It was a cheerless morning when they got into the street, blowing and raining hard, and the clouds looking dull and stormy.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for stormy petrel

stormy petrel

noun

another name for storm petrel

a person who brings or portends trouble

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