Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weather the storm

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables: weath-er the s-torm
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reach the end of a very difficult situation without too much harm or damage.

Example Sentences

"Bob lost his job, but somehow his family weathered the storm."
"Do you think you can weather the storm, or will you just sell your house now?"

Inflected Forms

weathers the storm (present, singular) weathering the storm (participle, present) weathered the storm (participle, past) weathered the storm (past)

Questions

What does weather the storm mean?: To reach the end of a very difficult situation without too much harm or damage.

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