Storming
['stɔrmɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Storm
(-) a. & n. from Storm, v.
Edited by Clio
Examples
- He joined them only to assist at the storming of Torquilstone. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The storming parties were assailed with cannon, with musketry, with pistols. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Of course we will, said Maurice, who had joined the pair; our defence here, even with our small numbers, is quite strong enough to stand one storming. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- And not only raining, but storming. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Yates is storming away in the dining-room. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Pyramids of skulls were his particular architectural fancy; after the storming of Ispahan he made one of 70,000. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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