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# stormy

adjective (stormy, stormier, stormiest)

«stormy» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Stormy weather has strong winds, heavy rain, thunder or big waves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stormy/#m1)
2. Stormy can describe feelings or meetings full of anger and shouting, like a stormy argument. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stormy/#m2)

### In the lessons

In weather and science lessons, stormy days bring gales, thunder and lightning. Safety: in stormy weather stay indoors, keep away from trees, water and the beach, and follow warnings. In stories, «a dark and stormy night» sets a spooky scene. Phrases: «stormy weather», «stormy sea», «stormy sky».

### Examples

- It was a dark and stormy night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stormy/#x1)
- The ferry didn't sail because the sea was stormy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stormy/#x2)
- Stormy weather is coming this afternoon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stormy/#x3)
- Stay away from the beach on stormy days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stormy/#x4)
- The sky looked stormy and grey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stormy/#x5)
- They had a stormy argument about the game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stormy/#x6)
- Our picnic was ruined by stormy weather. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stormy/#x7)
- It was a stormy night, with mist and rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stormy/#x8)

### Note

Adjective: storm + -y; stormier, stormiest. Stormy weather can be dangerous: lightning can strike tall, open places. Opposite: «calm».

## In Jewish tradition

Stormy wind is often a tool or servant of God, who commands the wind and sea.

**Interpretation.** The tradition sees storms as obeying God's word. In the psalms they are a sign of his power and also a picture of danger from which he saves.

### Examples

- Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind, fulfilling His word; (Writings PSA.148.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stormy/#x1)
- I would haste me to a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest.' (Writings PSA.55.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stormy/#x2)
- For He commanded, and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves thereof; (Writings PSA.107.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stormy/#x3)

### Note

Adjective: storm + -y; stormier, stormiest. Stormy weather can be dangerous: lightning can strike tall, open places. Opposite: «calm».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «stormy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stormy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«stormy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stormy.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «stormy» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stormy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«stormy» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/stormy.html) on Mova free.