Definitions for firestorm

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firestorm fire·storm

Spelling: [fahyuh r-stawrm]

IPA: /ˈfaɪərˌstɔrm/

Firestorm is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 458 anagrams from letters in firestorm (efimorrst).

Definitions for firestorm

noun

1. an atmospheric phenomenon, caused by a large fire, in which the rising column of air above the fire draws in strong winds often accompanied by rain.
2. a raging fire of great intensity, as one fueled by oil or gas, that spreads rapidly.

Origin of firestorm

First recorded in 1575-85; fire + storm

Examples for firestorm

The single sentence and brief webcast set off a firestorm of coverage and criticism, surprising Posner.

The tweet set off an Internet firestorm and was retweeted nearly 15,000 times in less than an hour.

The current firestorm should galvanize critics of education reform, but not in the way they think.

GOP staffer Elizabeth Lauten set off a firestorm after criticizing Sasha and Malia Obama.

Anelka took to Twitter to defend himself after a firestorm of criticism broke over the weekend.

My experience in the firestorm of the culture wars has complicated my relationship with deaf  and CI communities.

But after the firestorm in Arizona, even Gipson has backed off.

He now finds himself at the epic center of a firestorm having earlier been caught on camera throwing “liquids” at the police.

When I finally got a chance to read the piece in question, I was somewhat surprised by the firestorm.

Even amid the Quinn-Thompson-de Blasio firestorm, Weiner still managed to get in a few crowd-pleasing zingers.