STORMING Synonyms: 155 Similar and Opposite Words

storming

verb

Definition of storming next

present participle of storm

as in raging

to express one's anger usually violently the chef spent the morning storming at his staff about the ruined sauces

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as in raining

to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds it storms so frequently up in the mountains that the peaks are rarely visible from the valley below

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as in attacking

to take sudden, violent action against the pirates stormed the ship, easily taking the whole crew as their prisoners

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as in steaming

to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger by the time we arrived, our hostess was storming because dinner was ruined

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Recent Examples of storming Winter storming warnings will go into effect for parts of Wyoming and Colorado including Rocky Mountain National Park from late May 4 through May 6. —

N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 4 May 2026 Video shows the military storming into the village and furious mourners throwing stones at the vehicles. —

Molly Hunter, NBC news, 2 May 2026 Trump posted a video on Truth Social showing the suspect storming the White House Correspondents' Dinner and a photo of the suspect on the ground after being apprehended. —

Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026 Video podcasters are storming streaming platforms. —

Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026 The Portland Trail Blazers are back in the playoffs for the first time in half a decade after storming into Phoenix to defeat the Suns in a thrilling NBA Play-In Tournament showdown. —

Jared Weiss, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026 In its election campaign, Fidesz has used a video generated by artificial intelligence showing Magyar storming into a Hungarian home to conscript a young man. —

Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026 Roberts-Smith received the Victoria Cross after storming two enemy machine guns during his fifth tour in Afghanistan. —

Elaine Mallon, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026 His forces attacked on March 1, storming the fortress of Panjim (now Panaji). —

Sanat Pai Raikarall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Apr. 2026

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Nonetheless, Munden added his own visual flair, with color saturation, distorted close-ups to show the characters’ disorientation, and mesmerizing shots of nature writ large (raging fires, roiling ocean waves, torrential storms) and small (ants devouring a bug).

— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Those close to Desert Warrior were realistic about the movie’s appeal, particularly at a time when war is raging in the Middle East.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 May 2026