1 B1 idiomatic informal
To leave a place or abandon a person suddenly because you are very angry or upset.
"After the argument at the dinner table, she stormed off to her bedroom and slammed the door."
storm off
B1 informal intransitive
To leave a place or person suddenly and angrily.
In plain English
To go away very fast because you are really angry.
What does "storm off" mean?
2 meanings, ordered from most common to least. Color-coded by CEFR level.
2 B1 idiomatic informal
To leave a public event, performance, or professional situation in anger, often drawing attention.
"The coach stormed off the pitch after the referee disallowed the goal."
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To move like a storm — violently and suddenly — while going away.
Actually means
To go away very fast because you are really angry.
Usage tip
Always intransitive. Used to describe a dramatic, emotional exit. Common in everyday speech and narrative writing. The subject's anger is always implied.
Words that pair with "storm off"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
argument meeting dinner stage set
How to conjugate "storm off"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
storm off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
storms off
he/she/it
Past simple
stormed off
yesterday
Past participle
stormed off
have + pp
-ing form
storming off
continuous
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