Moving aggressively and forcefully, or the act of attacking a place with anger; also means moving like a storm.
From Old English 'storm' related to Germanic and Norse roots meaning 'turmoil' or 'disturbance.' The verb form evolved to mean both weather-related movement and aggressive military action.
The phrase 'storming the Bastille' during the French Revolution created such a powerful image that 'storming' became the word for any angry, forceful crowd action. One moment in 1789 shaped how we describe collective anger for centuries.
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