bestorm

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verb

To overtake with a storm; assail with storms.

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Meanings

verbbestorm (third-person singular simple present bestorms, present participle bestorming, simple past and past participle bestormed)

present singular third person bestorms · participle present bestorming · participle past bestormed · past bestormed

  1. transitiveTo overtake with a storm; assail with storms.

Origin

From be- + storm. Compare Old English bestyrman (“to agitate”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian bestoarmje (“to storm; besiege”), West Frisian bestoarmje (“to storm; besiege”), Dutch bestormen (“to storm, assault, rush, attack”), German bestürmen (“to storm, besiege, bombard, inundate”), Swedish bestorma (“to besiege, attack, assail”).

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bestorm,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bestorm.

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