storm off
B1 informal intransitive
In simple words
To go away very fast because you are really angry.
Literal meaning: To move like a storm — violently and suddenly — while going away.
Meanings
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."
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."
Usage notes
Always intransitive. Used to describe a dramatic, emotional exit. Common in everyday speech and narrative writing. The subject's anger is always implied.
Commonly used with
argument meeting dinner stage set
Forms
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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