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tempest
[ tem-pist ]
noun
- a violent windstorm, especially one with rain, hail, or snow.
- a violent commotion, disturbance, or tumult.
verb (used with object)
- to affect by or as by a tempest; disturb violently.
tempest
/ ˈɛɪ /
noun
- literary.a violent wind or storm
- a violent commotion, uproar, or disturbance
verb
- poetic.tr to agitate or disturb violently
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tempest1
Idioms and Phrases
- tempest in a teacup. teacup ( def 3 ).
Example Sentences
The president, it seems, is willing to wait out the tempest created by his tariff plan.
The plot picks up after the tempest of the first scene with Dolores implausibly insisting on her innocence: “I did not murder that b***h any more than I’m wearing a diamond tiara.”
Now small armies of amateur Internet sleuths and movie fans have joined the fray, turning gripes and teapot tempests into social media scandals.
So I hope that’s not just a ripple; I hope it’s the butterfly wings that start the tempest, leading more and more people to behave like socially conscious consumers.
In a tempest of tragedy, basketball was his life preserver.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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