Meaning

8 senses
  1. (ambitransitive)To be violent, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater, usually accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder.

  2. To move noisily, quickly, and dramatically, becoming the center of attention.

  3. To attempt to accomplish a great deal with a frenzied effort.

  4. To swirl quickly and violently.

  5. To tear apart in a violent, destructive, and/or chaotic manner.

  6. To cause an uproar.

  7. To storm excessivly; to fume and rage violently.

  8. To chase violently or rush after and force along.

Examples

118 sentences
  1. Hundreds of trees in this park blew over in the hurricane.

    Сотні дерев у цьому парку були повалені під час урагану.

    deIn diesem Park wurden bei dem Orkan Hunderte von Bäumen umgeweht.

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  2. Tom's house was destroyed by a hurricane.

    Будинок Тома було знищено ураганом.

    ruДом Тома был уничтожен ураганом.

    deToms Haus wurde durch einen Orkan zerstört.

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  3. Tom's house was destroyed by the hurricane.

    Будинок Тома було зруйновано ураганом.

    ruДом Тома был разрушен ураганом.

    deToms Haus wurde bei dem Orkan zerstört.

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  4. Tom's house got destroyed by a hurricane.

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  5. Many old buildings were destroyed by the hurricane.

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Origin

Borrowed from Spanish huracán, ultimately from Taíno *hurakā.

Borrowed from Spanish huracán, ultimately from Taíno *hurakā.

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Forms

hurricanes, hurricaning, hurricaned, hurricaned
Base formhurricane · to hurricane
3rd person singularhurricanes
Present participlehurricaning
Past simplehurricaned
Past participlehurricaned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhurricane
he, she, ithurricanes

Past simpleLesson

all personshurricaned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave hurricaned
he, she, ithas hurricaned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill hurricane

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hurricane — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto