storm cloud
noun/ˈstɔːm klaʊd/
/ˈstɔːrm klaʊd/
[usually plural]- a dark cloud that you see when bad weather is coming
- Above the mountains, storm clouds were gathering.
- (figurative) The storm clouds of revolution were gathering.
- In 1939 the storm clouds gathered over Europe.
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