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stormtossed

Syllables: storm·tossedUK/ˈstɔːmtɒst/US/ˈstɔɹmtɔst/

stormtossed adjective: tossed by the wind in a storm.

Adjective

stormtossed (comparative more stormtossed, superlative most stormtossed)

  1. Tossed by the wind in a storm.
    • The stormtossed ocean waves beat against the side of the ship and washed over its deck.
  2. (figuratively) Agitated by conflicting passions.
    • The fever left his body, and he rose to stotter about the doors; but he was still in his torments, and the mercy-seat was far from him. At last in the back end of the year came Mungo Muirhead to Caulds to the autumn communion, and nothing would serve him but he must try his hand at the storm-tossed...1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide

Forms of stormtossed

comparativemore stormtossed
superlativemost stormtossed
alternative formstormtost

Origin of stormtossed

From storm + tossed.

Questions about stormtossed

What does stormtossed mean?
Stormtossed means tossed by the wind in a storm.
What part of speech is stormtossed?
Stormtossed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce stormtossed?
Stormtossed is pronounced /ˈstɔɹmtɔst/ (US).

Words near stormtossed in the dictionary

  1. Stormses
  2. stormstayed
  3. stormswept
  4. stormtide
  5. stormtides
  6. stormtossed
  7. stormtost
  8. stormtrack
  9. stormtracks
  10. stormtroop
  11. stormtrooper

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