Sekirov Dictionary

tempest

/ˈtɛm.pəst/

noun 3
verb 2
forms 3
phrases 1

noun3

•
A storm, especially one with severe winds.
- As every sailor knows, a spicy gale in the tropic latitudes of the Pacific is far different from a tempest in the howling North Atlantic. — 1847
•
Any violent tumult or commotion.
- Comforted with these reflections, the tempest of his soul subsided — 1751
(no longer used) A fashionable social gathering; a drum.

verb2

•
(literary) To disturb, as by a tempest.
- . . . the seal And bended dolphins play; part huge of bulk, Wallowing unwieldy, enormous in their gait, Tempest the ocean. — 1667
(rare) To storm.

forms

tempested · tempesting · tempests

Phrases with tempest

tempest in a teapot
A major fuss over a trivial matter.

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