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Definition of tempest in English: tempestnoun ˈtɛmpɪstˈtɛmpəst A violent windy storm. figurative a worldwide tempest of economic recession Example sentencesExamples - He enjoys the experience of being in the center of the windstorm for it is the only calm part of the tempest.
- Back on the streets of Edinburgh, she bids a cheery farewell, braces her brolly against the raging tempest and heads for the shops.
- The weather seemed to be a pretense for a storm, windy and hinting toward a tempest.
- There wasn't any thunder or lightning, just rain, but it was quite a tempest nonetheless.
- The first thing I noticed as we approached the front door was that outside seemed to be caught up in a violent tempest.
- His mind had been too occupied to notice the raging tempest that was taking place up deck.
- News of the unusual discovery is stirring up a tempest among scientists, who are studying the storm to find out how it formed.
- It came from their grandfather - a man who failed to outrun one of the tempests that periodically hit the coast long before the twins were born.
- And so, I submissively give in at this stage and let the winds of politics blow all around me without seeking to alter the course of the raging seas and tempests that may lie ahead.
- We rope the house to trees along the shore to prevent it from drifting away when we are buffeted by strong winds during the area's frequent tempests.
- Abruptly following, a hoard of men appeared on the ridge, and with a howl like a raging tempest, chaos erupted.
- Clapping gave way in an instant to the booming thunder as all turned from the singer to behold the tempest in the sky.
- Exotic coasts are often littered with old shipwrecks because of the frequent tempests that have ravaged them in times past - which means they probably still suffer them today.
- The wind was now practically a tornado, leaves and twigs caught up in its ever-circling tempest.
- So they designed a form of government - and particularly the Senate - that would be slow to act or react to the passing public tempests.
- The heavy tempests shook the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, its former military glory and pride crumbling into the depths of mere fantasies.
- Calm seas and easy winds do not test a ship's worthiness, but it is the tempest and the hurricane that show her true metal.
- They bravely endured these tempests and continued to fight valiantly across the turbid depths to reach their goal…
- Inside the sounds of the growing tempest were muffled, but the echo of the wind racking against the rusted metal was not.
- The ancient Maya Indians - who had their heyday in Mexico and Central America from about A.D.250 to 900-had more than a passing familiarity with the tempests that regularly howled off the Atlantic.
Synonyms storm, gale, squall, superstorm, hurricane, tornado, whirlwind, cyclone, typhoon See also: stormturmoil, tumult, turbulence, ferment, disturbance, disorder, chaos, upheaval, disruption, commotion, uproar, storm, furore
Phrases a tempest in a teapot (or teacup) Great anger or excitement about a trivial matter. British term a storm in a teacup (see storm) Example sentencesExamples - A more valid criticism, perhaps, is that the report is a tempest in a teapot.
- A review of the registration process might prove whether this is a tempest in a teapot.
- In truth, this whole point seems like a tempest in a teapot.
- Well, it turned out to be a tempest in a teapot.
- The dispute here is a tempest in a teapot created by impoverished healthcare budgets that make the above steps unaffordable.
- "It's a tempest in a teapot," he said.
- I find the discussions interesting, but it is a tempest in a teapot, ultimately irrevelant.
- To some in this small town, it's a tempest in a teapot that smacks of partisan politics.
- Bethel further said that it was a tempest in a teapot that would blow over.
- In reality, the firestorm of publicity engulfing Gaughan was nothing more than a tempest in a teapot.
Origin Middle English: from Old French tempeste, from Latin tempestas 'season, weather, storm', from tempus 'time, season'. Definition of tempest in US English: tempestnounˈtempəstˈtɛmpəst A violent windy storm. figurative a worldwide tempest of economic recession Example sentencesExamples - The weather seemed to be a pretense for a storm, windy and hinting toward a tempest.
- Calm seas and easy winds do not test a ship's worthiness, but it is the tempest and the hurricane that show her true metal.
- Inside the sounds of the growing tempest were muffled, but the echo of the wind racking against the rusted metal was not.
- His mind had been too occupied to notice the raging tempest that was taking place up deck.
- There wasn't any thunder or lightning, just rain, but it was quite a tempest nonetheless.
- He enjoys the experience of being in the center of the windstorm for it is the only calm part of the tempest.
- The ancient Maya Indians - who had their heyday in Mexico and Central America from about A.D.250 to 900-had more than a passing familiarity with the tempests that regularly howled off the Atlantic.
- The heavy tempests shook the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, its former military glory and pride crumbling into the depths of mere fantasies.
- They bravely endured these tempests and continued to fight valiantly across the turbid depths to reach their goal…
- The first thing I noticed as we approached the front door was that outside seemed to be caught up in a violent tempest.
- Abruptly following, a hoard of men appeared on the ridge, and with a howl like a raging tempest, chaos erupted.
- News of the unusual discovery is stirring up a tempest among scientists, who are studying the storm to find out how it formed.
- It came from their grandfather - a man who failed to outrun one of the tempests that periodically hit the coast long before the twins were born.
- Clapping gave way in an instant to the booming thunder as all turned from the singer to behold the tempest in the sky.
- Back on the streets of Edinburgh, she bids a cheery farewell, braces her brolly against the raging tempest and heads for the shops.
- And so, I submissively give in at this stage and let the winds of politics blow all around me without seeking to alter the course of the raging seas and tempests that may lie ahead.
- The wind was now practically a tornado, leaves and twigs caught up in its ever-circling tempest.
- Exotic coasts are often littered with old shipwrecks because of the frequent tempests that have ravaged them in times past - which means they probably still suffer them today.
- We rope the house to trees along the shore to prevent it from drifting away when we are buffeted by strong winds during the area's frequent tempests.
- So they designed a form of government - and particularly the Senate - that would be slow to act or react to the passing public tempests.
Synonyms storm, squall turmoil, tumult, turbulence, ferment, disturbance, disorder, chaos, upheaval, disruption, commotion, uproar, storm, furore
Phrases a tempest in a teapot (or teacup) Great anger or excitement about a trivial matter. British term a storm in a teacup (see storm) Example sentencesExamples - Bethel further said that it was a tempest in a teapot that would blow over.
- A more valid criticism, perhaps, is that the report is a tempest in a teapot.
- The dispute here is a tempest in a teapot created by impoverished healthcare budgets that make the above steps unaffordable.
- "It's a tempest in a teapot," he said.
- A review of the registration process might prove whether this is a tempest in a teapot.
- In truth, this whole point seems like a tempest in a teapot.
- Well, it turned out to be a tempest in a teapot.
- In reality, the firestorm of publicity engulfing Gaughan was nothing more than a tempest in a teapot.
- I find the discussions interesting, but it is a tempest in a teapot, ultimately irrevelant.
- To some in this small town, it's a tempest in a teapot that smacks of partisan politics.
Origin Middle English: from Old French tempeste, from Latin tempestas ‘season, weather, storm’, from tempus ‘time, season’. |