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tempests in teapots

tempests in teapots is the plural of tempest in a teapot.

Meaning of tempest in a teapot

Noun

tempest in a teapot (plural tempests in teapots)

  1. (idiomatic) A major fuss over a trivial matter.
    • The media frenzy over the actor's drunken behavior was a tempest in a teapot.
    Synonyms:
    much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, and its variants storm in a tea-kettle, storm in a glass of water, and storm in a teapot, tempest in a teacup, tempest in a tea-kettle

Questions about tempests in teapots

What is tempests in teapots the plural of?
Tempests in teapots is the plural of tempest in a teapot.

Words near tempests in teapots in the dictionary

  1. tempestology
  2. tempestous
  3. tempests
  4. tempests in tea-kettles
  5. tempests in teacups
  6. tempests in teapots
  7. tempestuate
  8. tempestuated
  9. tempestuates
  10. tempestuating
  11. tempestuosities

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