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storm

verb (EMOTIONAL REACTION)
 
 
/stɔːm/ US  /stɔːrm/

Definition

[I or T] literary to express anger in a loud and often uncontrolled way: [+ speech] "Get out and never come back!" he stormed.Talking angrily storm in/into/out to enter or leave a place in a way that shows that you are angry: He stormed out of the house, slamming the door as he went.Becoming angry and expressing anger
(Definition of storm verb (EMOTIONAL REACTION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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