tempest

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Noun

Singular tempest

Plural tempests

(countable)

1. (meteorology) A tempest is a storm, usually with strong winds.
2. A tempest is any kind of commotion or unrest.

Related words

• tempestuous

Verb

Plain form tempest

Third-person singular tempests

Past tense tempested

Past participle tempested

Present participle tempesting

1. (old, no longer used) (intransitive) (rare) To tempest is to storm.