storm cloud

noun

1. a heavy dark cloud presaging rain or a storm
2. a herald of disturbance, anger, or violence

   the storm clouds of war

Example Sentences

He leaves the others stunned and David mortified until the storm cloud passes and he’s his jaunty, loquacious self again.

From Los Angeles Times

The strong winds which accompanied the storm cloud began to swirl above the Brisbane River at Kangaroo Point, causing a short-lived waterspout, the name for a tornado over a body of water.

From BBC

Those storm clouds that have hovered over the Dodgers’ pitching staff this season?

From Los Angeles Times

On Tuesday, however, the storm clouds hovering over the staff might have finally — or at least partially — begun to clear.

From Los Angeles Times

As warm, moist air rises from the ocean surface, winds in the storm cloud begin to spin.

From BBC

Related Words

• rain cloud