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1. : a violent storm. 2. : tumult, uproar. tempest. 2 of 2. verb. tempested; tempesting; tempests. transitive verb. : to raise a tempest in or around. Synonyms. Noun. squall. storm. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of tempest in a Sentence.
Tempest definition: a violent windstorm, especially one with rain, hail, or snow.. See examples of TEMPEST used in a sentence.
TEMPEST definition: 1. a violent storm 2. a violent storm 3. a violent storm. Learn more.
noun [ C ] us / ˈtem·pəst / Add to word list. a violent storm. Idiom. tempest in a teapot. (Definition of tempest from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
3 days ago · A tempest is a very violent storm. [literary] Torrential rain and a howling tempest cut a swathe of destruction across the country. 2. countable noun. You can refer to a situation in which people are very angry or excited as a tempest . [literary] I hadn't foreseen the tempest my request would cause. The takeover provoked a tempest of criticism.
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IPA guide. Other forms: tempests. Shakespeare's The Tempest begins with one — a tempest, or a violent and windy storm. The meaning of tempest has expanded over time to include the idea of anger or fighting. A "tempest in a tea pot" means a passionate fight over something that is in fact fairly trivial.
3 days ago · 1. a violent storm with high winds, esp. one accompanied by rain, hail, or snow. 2. a violent outburst; tumult. verb transitive. 3. OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic. to agitate violently. Idioms: tempest in a teapot. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word origin.
