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storms out of the blocks

storms out of the blocks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of storm out of the blocks.

Meaning of storm out of the blocks

Verb

storm out of the blocks (third-person singular simple present storms out of the blocks, present participle storming out of the blocks, simple past and past participle stormed out of the blocks)

  1. (idiomatic) To begin rapidly.
    • A goalless draw seemed an unlikely outcome when the game started at a stunning pace as Arsenal, keen to establish themselves as United's principal challengers this season, stormed out of the blocks in thrilling fashion.2011 January 5, Jonathan Stevenson, “Arsenal 0 - 0 Man City”, in BBC

Questions about storms out of the blocks

What is storms out of the blocks the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Storms out of the blocks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of storm out of the blocks.

Words near storms out of the blocks in the dictionary

  1. storms in
  2. storms in teacups
  3. storms in teapots
  4. storms off
  5. storms out
  6. storms out of the blocks
  7. Stormses
  8. stormstayed
  9. stormswept
  10. stormtide
  11. stormtides

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