eye of the storm

noun

A region of calm weather right in the middle of a storm.

Meanings

nouneye of the storm (plural eyes of the storms or eyes of storms)

plural eyes of the storms · plural eyes of storms

  1. A region of calm weather right in the middle of a storm.
  2. idiomaticA period of calm in a tumultuous time.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 暴風眼 /暴风眼, 偷得浮生半日閒 /偷得浮生半日闲
  • 暴風眼 /暴风眼region of calm weather
  • 偷得浮生半日閒 /偷得浮生半日闲 (tōu dé fúshēng bànrì xián)period of calm
Dutch oog van de storm
  • oog van de stormregion of calm weather
Finnish myrskyn silmä, myrskyn silmä
  • myrskyn silmäregion of calm weather
  • myrskyn silmäperiod of calm
French œil du cyclone
  • œil du cycloneregion of calm weather
Greek μάτι του κυκλώνα
  • μάτι του κυκλώνα (máti tou kyklóna)region of calm weather
Irish béal na stoirme
  • béal na stoirmeregion of calm weather
Polish oko cyklonu
  • oko cyklonuregion of calm weather
Portuguese olho da tempestade
  • olho da tempestaderegion of calm weather
Russian глаз бу́ри
  • глаз бу́ри (glaz búri)region of calm weather
Spanish ojo de la tormenta, ojo del huracán
  • ojo de la tormentaregion of calm weather
  • ojo del huracánregion of calm weather
Swedish stormens öga
  • stormens ögaregion of calm weather
Tagalog mata ng bagyo, puyo ng bagyo
  • mata ng bagyoregion of calm weather
  • puyo ng bagyoregion of calm weather
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APA

eye of the storm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eye%20of%20the%20storm

MLA

“eye of the storm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eye%20of%20the%20storm. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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