Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calm before the storm

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables: calm be-fore the s-torm
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A period of peace before a disturbance or crisis; an unnatural or false calm before a storm.

Example Sentences

"The meeting may be peaceful now, but this is only the calm before the storm."
"Calm before the storm, Marines. Enjoy it."

Inflected Forms

the calm before the storm (canonical) calms before storms (plural)

Synonyms

lull before the storm

Questions

What does calm before the storm mean?: A period of peace before a disturbance or crisis; an unnatural or false calm before a storm.

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