stormy
part of speech
adjective (stormy, stormier, stormiest)
meaning for a pupil
1) Stormy weather has strong winds, heavy rain, thunder or big waves. tree →
2) Stormy can describe feelings or meetings full of anger and shouting, like a stormy argument. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and 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. In the primary 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
- Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind, fulfilling His word; (Writings PSA.148.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- I would haste me to a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest.' (Writings PSA.55.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- For He commanded, and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves thereof; (Writings PSA.107.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- It was a dark and stormy night. tree →
- The ferry didn't sail because the sea was stormy. tree →
- Stormy weather is coming this afternoon. tree →
- Stay away from the beach on stormy days. tree →
- The sky looked stormy and grey. tree →
- They had a stormy argument about the game. tree →
- Our picnic was ruined by stormy weather. tree →
- It was a stormy night, with mist and rain. tree →
note
Adjective: storm + -y; stormier, stormiest. Stormy weather can be dangerous: lightning can strike tall, open places. Opposite: «calm».
In the corpora
- I would haste me to a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest.'
- For He commanded, and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves thereof;
- Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind, fulfilling His word;
- Picture Mary Anning, a girl from a poor family in Lyme Regis, hunting along stormy cliffs in the early 1800s.
- Elizabeth I ruled England for 45 years, and in 1588 her navy and stormy weather defeated the Spanish Armada.
Trees and pragmatics
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