hurricane
noun
, -i-kən, ˈhə-rə-, ˈhə-ri-\
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Synonyms for hurricane
Synonyms: Noun
ado, alarums and excursions, ballyhoo, blather, bluster, bobbery, bother, bustle, clatter, clutter [chiefly dialect], coil, commotion, corroboree [Australian], disturbance, do [chiefly dialect], foofaraw, fun, furor, furore, fuss, helter-skelter, hoo-ha (also hoo-hah), hoopla, hubble-bubble, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly, hurly-burly, hurry, hurry-scurry (or hurry-skurry), kerfuffle [chiefly British], moil, pandemonium, pother, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, splore [Scottish], squall, stew, stir, storm, to-do, tumult, turmoil, uproar, welter, whirl, williwaw, zoo
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economic news that unleashed a hurricane on the trading floorRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Coastal sections of the southeast U.S. could get 4 to 8 inches with up to 12 inches in certain spots, and the rainfall might cause life-threatening flash floods, the hurricane center said. — Fox News, "Hurricane Dorian nears Category 5 with 150 mph winds, Trump warns it could be one of the 'strongest' storms in decades," 1 Sep. 2019 The northwestern Bahamas also could get 10 to 25 inches of rain, the hurricane center said. — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, "Hurricane Dorian is forecast to slam the northern Bahamas with devastating wind and rain that could last 24 hours," 1 Sep. 2019 Large, destructive waves are also likely, the hurricane center says. — Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY, "Dorian strengthens as it hurtles toward Florida, but could shift north along coast," 31 Aug. 2019 The hurricane center’s projected track showed the storm hitting near West Palm Beach. — Adriana Gomez Licon And Ellis Rua, chicagotribune.com, "Florida waits, and worries: Hurricane Dorian is looking increasingly dire," 30 Aug. 2019 With the Category 4 hurricane expected to make landfall late Monday or early Tuesday off the Atlantic Coast, the water was flown from Denver International Airport on Friday to Miami, Ft. — Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, "Coloradans send drinking water to Florida as Hurricane Dorian nears coast," 30 Aug. 2019 And then, some surprises: flashes of brightness from lightning strikes within the hurricane. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "Watch: Lightning inside Hurricane Dorian, now Category 3," 30 Aug. 2019 The hurricane center predicts Dorian will make landfall on Labor Day as a Category 4 storm with 130 mph winds. — Washington Post, "Atmospheric battle will determine where Dorian hits Florida," 29 Aug. 2019 Isolated rainfall accumulations of 12 inches are also expected, the hurricane center reported, adding that the rainfall may cause life-threatening flash floods. — Brian K. Sullivan, Fortune, "Hurricane Dorian Update: Headed to Florida as a Category 4 Storm," 29 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hurricane.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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hurricane
noun
, ˈhər-i-kən\