Stormy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion

characterized by violent emotions or behavior

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈɔːɹmi/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈɔːmi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈɔːmi/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈɔːɹmi/.

Examples

a stormy day
wide and stormy seas
a stormy argument

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tempestuous

Antonyms

calm

Parts of Speech

adjective	(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion “a stormy day”
adjective	characterized by violent emotions or behavior “a stormy argument”

Word Forms

storminess	noun	the state of being stormy
storm	noun	a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
tempestuousness	noun	a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
tempest	noun	a violent commotion or disturbance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

stürmisch

(insbesondere wetterbedingt) durch Stürme oder Unruhen beeinflusst oder gekennzeichnet

🇫🇷French

orageux

(en particulier de la météo) affecté ou caractérisé par des tempêtes ou des agitations

🇪🇸Spanish

tempestuoso

(especialmente del clima) afectado o caracterizado por tormentas o conmoción

🇮🇹Italian

tempestoso

(soprattutto meteorologici) colpiti o caratterizzati da temporali o tumulti

🇳🇱Dutch

stormachtig

(vooral van het weer) beïnvloed of gekenmerkt door stormen of commotie

🇵🇹Portuguese

tormentoso

(especialmente do clima) afetado ou caracterizado por tempestades ou comoção

🇷🇺Russian

бурный

(особенно погоды), затронутый или характеризующийся штормами или волнениями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तूफ़ानी

(विशेषकर मौसम का) तूफान या हंगामे से प्रभावित या विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝড়ো

(বিশেষত আবহাওয়ার) ঝড় বা হাঙ্গামা দ্বারা প্রভাবিত বা বৈশিষ্ট্যযুক্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

புயல்

(குறிப்பாக வானிலை) புயல்கள் அல்லது சலசலப்புகளால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டது அல்லது வகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

తుఫాను

(ముఖ్యంగా వాతావరణం) తుఫానులు లేదా కల్లోలం ద్వారా ప్రభావితమవుతుంది లేదా వర్గీకరించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

वादळी

(विशेषत: हवामानाचा) प्रभावित किंवा वादळ किंवा गोंधळ द्वारे वैशिष्ट्यीकृत

🇮🇳Gujarati

તોફાની

(ખાસ કરીને હવામાનની) અસરગ્રસ્ત અથવા તોફાન અથવા હંગામો દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿರುಗಾಳಿ

(ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಹವಾಮಾನ) ಚಂಡಮಾರುತಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಗದ್ದಲದಿಂದ ಪ್ರಭಾವಿತವಾಗಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൊടുങ്കാറ്റുള്ള

(പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് കാലാവസ്ഥ) കൊടുങ്കാറ്റുകളോ കലഹങ്ങളോ ബാധിച്ചതോ സ്വഭാവ സവിശേഷതയോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੂਫਾਨੀ

(ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਮੌਸਮ ਦਾ) ਤੂਫਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਹੰਗਾਮੇ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਿਤ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

طوفانی

(خاص طور پر موسم کا) طوفان یا ہنگامے سے متاثر یا اس کی خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

暴风雨的

（尤其是天气）受风暴或骚乱影响或具有特征的

🇯🇵Japanese

嵐の

（特に天候の）嵐や騒動の影響を受ける、またはそれによって特徴づけられる

🇰🇷Korean

폭풍우 같은

(특히 날씨의) 폭풍이나 소란의 영향을 받거나 특징을 갖는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giông bão

(đặc biệt là về thời tiết) bị ảnh hưởng hoặc đặc trưng bởi bão hoặc hỗn loạn

🇹🇭Thai

พายุ

(โดยเฉพาะสภาพอากาศ) ที่ได้รับผลกระทบหรือมีลักษณะเฉพาะจากพายุหรือความปั่นป่วน

🇮🇩Indonesian

penuh badai

(terutama cuaca) yang terkena atau ditandai oleh badai atau keributan

🇵🇭Filipino

mabagyo

(lalo na ng panahon) apektado o nailalarawan ng mga bagyo o kaguluhan

🇲🇾Malay

ribut

(terutama cuaca) terjejas atau dicirikan oleh ribut atau kekecohan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عاصف

(خاصة الطقس) تتأثر أو تتميز بالعواصف أو الاضطرابات

🇮🇷Persian

طوفانی

(مخصوصاً آب و هوا) که تحت تأثیر طوفان یا آشوب قرار گرفته یا مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

fırtınalı

(özellikle hava koşulları) fırtınalardan veya kargaşadan etkilenen veya bunlarla karakterize edilen

🇮🇱Hebrew

סוֹעֵר

(במיוחד של מזג אוויר) מושפע או מאופיין בסערות או מהומה

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