hurricane

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noun

1. A British fighter aircraft used during World War II, especially during the Battle of Britain.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Taíno *hurakābor. Spanish huracánbor. English hurricane Borrowed from Spanish huracán, ultimately from Taíno *hurakā.

1. To be violent, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater, usually accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder.

   “Through the night it rained, hurricaned; sashes rattled; the chimney smoked; a lobby-door was ajar, and kept banging to and fro.”

   “So I got inside my 'possum-skin—it hurricaned an' snowed— And I started for the Deepot, and lit out for his abode.”

2. To move noisily, quickly, and dramatically, becoming the center of attention.

   “While thus employed, Mrs. Winthrop hurricaned into the room, and having received explanations, hurricaned forth again to tell her husband how dreadfully thoughtless his arrangement was, since Frank would have to take Miss Allenby into dinner.”

   “They must have told him I was ready for visitors; he hurricaned into the room, slung a chair away from the wall and banged it down next to the bed.”

3. To attempt to accomplish a great deal with a frenzied effort.

   “There were still spots on the mirror I had cleaned and tiny bits of newspaper were stuck in its edges where I had hurricaned through in my initial cleaning frenzy.”

   “"A clean home is a good home," she'd say as she hurricaned from room to room with vacuum cleaner and feather duster, hands gauntleted in Marigolds.”

4. To swirl quickly and violently.

   “A whole swirl of turnarounds hurricaned from him.”

   “Kona responded as air hurricaned out of the bay and water rushed in.”

5. To tear apart in a violent, destructive, and/or chaotic manner.

   “Urganda, hurricaned with violent perturbation of mind commences the fourth act; and, after a soliloquy, or rather incantation, raises a dæmon of revenge;”

   “My personal life has been hurricaned in the last month, not by the war particularly, but by having to decide not to “live in sin” after trying it for a few days.”

6. To cause an uproar.

   “What do they therefore but quickly get themselves into a body, and fall forthwith to hurricaning in Mansoul, as if now nothing but whirlwind and tempest should be there.”

   “It blew open. It hurricaned onto shore.”

7. To storm excessivly; to fume and rage violently.

   “He rang for the cook, and stormed and hurricaned and cycloned at her until the rain-clouds burst, and she wept.”

8. To chase violently or rush after and force along.

   “As he hurricaned toward her, she turned and ran to the drop-off place.”

   “Then they would all be in a confused clutter and cluster there, and there would be a mad stampede when The Black Watch hurricaned on their heels from behind, and several bags, boxes and barrels, if not virtually all, would fall in their wild rush for The Pra, their wounded and sick abandoned in a blood filled litter and sprawl over the raging sands.”