Firestorm
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Firestorm is a noun meaning A fire whose intensity is greatly increased by inrushing winds.
Meaning
A fire whose intensity is greatly increased by inrushing winds.
More Meanings
- (figurative) An intense or violent altercation; an intense or violent response; an outburst (as of controversy)
Example Sentences
An American tourist who was reportedly filmed picking up and running off with a wild baby wombat fled Australia after officials threatened to cancel her visa in a firestorm of criticism over the incident.
In the print firestorm that followed the publication of the royal couple's letters, the generalissima was one polemical touchstone. The Annotations to The Kings Cabinet Opened itself depicted the queen as an enemy to king and country: […]
This past weekend, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach set off a firestorm with his full-page ad in the New York Times accusing National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice of turning a blind eye to the Rwandan genocide when she was on President Bill Clinton’s national security team in the 1990s.
Word Forms
- firestorms
- fire storm
- fire-storm
Synonyms for firestorm
Depending on context, synonyms include conflagration.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tempest, storm, fire storm, firenado, flashfire, fireblast.
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