Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stormtossed

/ˈstɔɹmtɔst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: storm-tossed
IPA: /ˈstɔɹmtɔst/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tossed by the wind in a storm.

adj

Agitated by conflicting passions.

Example Sentences

"The stormtossed ocean waves beat against the side of the ship and washed over its deck."
"The fever left his body, and he rose to stotter about the doors; but he was still in his torments, and the mercy-seat was far from him. At last in the back end of the year came Mungo Muirhead to Caulds to the autumn communion, and nothing would serve him but he must try his hand at the storm-tossed soul."

Etymology

From storm + tossed.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈstɔɹmtɔst/
British English: /ˈstɔːmtɒst/

Inflected Forms

more stormtossed (comparative) most stormtossed (superlative) stormtost (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce stormtossed?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɔɹmtɔst/.
What does stormtossed mean?: Tossed by the wind in a storm.
Where does stormtossed come from?: From storm + tossed.

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