tempest

noun

A violent windstorm, frequently accompanied by rain, snow, or hail.

noun

Furious agitation, commotion, or tumult; an uproar.

transitive verb

To cause a tempest around or in.

idiom

(teacup/teapot) A great disturbance or uproar over a matter of little or no importance.

noun

A very violent storm; an extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and violence, and commonly attended with rain, hail, or snow; a furious gale; a hurricane.

noun

A violent tumult or commotion; perturbation; violent agitation: as, a tempest of the passions; a popular or political tempest.

To disturb violently, as by a tempest; rouse; throw into a state of commotion; agitate.

To descend as a tempest; be tempestuous; storm.

transitive verb

To disturb as by a tempest.

noun

An extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and violence, and commonly attended with rain, hail, or snow; a furious storm.