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Storm is a related term of grizzle.


As a proper noun storm

is .

As a noun grizzle is

a dark grey colour.

As an adjective grizzle is

of a grey colour.

As a verb grizzle is

to make or become grey or grizzle can be (uk|slang) to whinge or whine.

storm

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) storm, from (etyl) . Related to (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any disturbed state of the atmosphere, especially as affecting the earth's surface, and strongly implying destructive or unpleasant weather.
  • * Shakespeare
  • We hear this fearful tempest sing, / Yet seek no shelter to avoid the storm .
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-01
  • , author=Donald Worster , title=A Drier and Hotter Future , volume=100, issue=1, page=70 , magazine= citation , passage=Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.}}
  • A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or domestic commotion; violent outbreak.
  • The proposed reforms have led to a political storm .
  • * Shakespeare
  • Her sister / Began to scold and raise up such a storm .
  • (meteorology) a wind scale for very strong wind, stronger than a gale, less than a hurricane (10 or higher on the Beaufort scale).
  • (military) A violent assault on a stronghold or fortified position.
  • Hyponyms
    * See also
    Coordinate terms
    * (meteorology) breeze, gale, hurricane
    Derived terms
    * barnstorm * bestorm * duststorm * leafstorm * sandstorm * snowstorm * storm in a tea-kettle * stormlike * stormtrooper * stormy * thunderstorm * windstorm
    See also
    * blizzard

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) stormen, sturmen, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To move quickly and noisily like a storm, usually in a state of uproar or anger.
  • She stormed out of the room.
  • To assault (a stronghold or fortification) with military forces.
  • Troops stormed the complex.

    grizzle

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) grisel, from gris

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A dark grey colour.
  • Grey hair.
  • A grey wig.
  • Adjective

  • Of a grey colour.
  • Verb

    (grizzl)
  • To make or become grey.
  • Etymology 2

    From English West Country dialect.2010 , Alex Games, Balderdash & Piffle: English Words and Their Curious Origins , page 135.

    Verb

    (grizzl)
  • (UK, slang) To whinge or whine.
  • * 1888 , , ''The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan , page 510,
  • [Wilfred:] In tears, eh? What a plague art thou grizzling for now?
  • * 1976 , , Parliamentary Debates , page 4850,
  • R. J. Tizard' — What are you ' grizzling about now?
  • * 2009 , , Game Girls , unnumbered page,
  • The pin-thin girl is grizzling , whining that she has sand in her eyes.

    See also

    *

    References