stormy
/ˈstɔːmi/adjective
उच्चारण स्टॉर्मी
तूफ़ानी, आँधी-पानी वाला
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with strong winds and heavy rain or snow
तूफ़ानी, आँधी-पानी वाला
- The boats stayed in the harbour because of the stormy sea.
- a dark and stormy night
- It was a stormy evening and the power went off.
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- Fishermen stay ashore when the weather is stormy.
- The ship struggled through the stormy seas for three days.
Synonyms windy wild rough turbulent tempestuous
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full of strong feelings, anger or violent argument
तीखा, गरमागरम, झगड़े और भावनाओं से भरा
- The meeting was stormy, with members shouting at each other.
- a stormy relationship
- The debate in Parliament was stormy.
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- Their stormy friendship ended after a major quarrel.
- He had a stormy childhood in a house full of arguments.
Synonyms heated angry turbulent fiery tempestuous
Opposite calm peaceful quiet harmonious
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
stormy + noun (weather)
Stormy describes weather with strong wind, rain or thunder: a stormy night, a stormy sea.
'Stormy' तेज़ हवा, बारिश या बिजली वाले मौसम को बताता है: stormy night, stormy sea।
- The fishermen stayed ashore on the stormy night.
- A stormy sea swept over the harbour wall.
It is stormy (not It is storm)
To describe the weather, use the adjective stormy; storm is a noun for the event.
मौसम का वर्णन करने के लिए adjective 'stormy' आता है; 'storm' घटना के लिए noun है।
- It is stormy outside, so take an umbrella.
stormy + discussion / relationship / meeting
Figuratively, it describes angry and violent argument or an unhappy relationship.
आलंकारिक रूप में यह गुस्से और तीखी बहस या दुःखद संबंध को बताता है।
- The stormy meeting ended without any decision.
- Their stormy marriage ended in divorce.
stormier / stormiest; has been stormy since
Use -ier and -iest, and a perfect tense with since or for.
-ier और -iest का प्रयोग होता है, और since या for के साथ perfect tense आता है।
- It has been stormy since morning.
stormy vs windy / rainy
Stormy suggests the worst: wind, rain and often thunder together; windy and rainy name only one part.
'Stormy' सबसे बुरे मौसम की ओर संकेत करता है: हवा, बारिश और प्रायः बादलों की गरज साथ; windy और rainy केवल एक पहलू बताते हैं।
- It was windy in the morning but stormy by evening.
+Collocations 4
stormy + noun
nightweatherseaskyseason
- A stormy sky warned the farmers to bring in the crops.
stormy + abstract noun
meetingdebaterelationshipsessionpast
- The stormy debate lasted for three hours.
adverb + stormy
veryextremelyratherincreasinglysuddenly
- The weather turned suddenly stormy over the Arabian Sea.
verb + stormy
beturngrowbecomelook
- The Parliament session became stormy over the new bill.
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- The ferry was cancelled because of the stormy weather.
तूफ़ानी मौसम के कारण फ़ेरी रद्द कर दी गई।
- Radhika could not sleep on that stormy night in Mumbai.
मुंबई की उस तूफ़ानी रात में राधिका सो नहीं सकी।
- The two neighbours had a stormy argument over the water pipe.
दोनों पड़ोसियों में पानी के पाइप को लेकर तीखी बहस हुई।
- The cricket team's stormy tour ended with a drawn series.
क्रिकेट टीम का विवादों भरा दौरा बराबरी की श्रृंखला के साथ समाप्त हुआ।
- The sky grew dark and stormy before the festival procession.
त्योहार की शोभायात्रा से पहले आसमान काला और तूफ़ानी हो गया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The weather is storm today.
✓ The weather is stormy today.
To describe weather, the adjective stormy is needed; storm is a noun.
मौसम का वर्णन करने के लिए adjective 'stormy' चाहिए; 'storm' noun है।
✗ It is stormy since morning.
✓ It has been stormy since morning.
With since, use the present perfect, not the simple present.
'Since' के साथ present perfect आता है, simple present नहीं।
✗ Yesterday was more stormier than today.
✓ Yesterday was stormier than today.
A comparative made with -er cannot also take more.
-er से बने comparative के साथ 'more' नहीं लगता।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
storm·y
§Grammar and usage
Keep the weather adjectives together: stormy, windy, rainy, foggy, misty, sunny, cloudy.
मौसम के adjectives साथ याद रखिए: stormy, windy, rainy, foggy, misty, sunny, cloudy।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A storm in a teacup (a fuss about nothing); the calm before the storm; weather the storm (survive a crisis).
Idioms: a storm in a teacup (बात का बतंगड़); the calm before the storm; weather the storm (संकट से पार पाना)।