Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leaf-storm

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: leaf-s-torm
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sudden whirlwind or downpour of leaves.

Example Sentences

"THE leaf-storm was ended. The sky was washed clear of every cloud and hung blue and brilliant above a little clearing in the Great Wilderness."
"Passers-by stop and watch; children run into the zone of the leaf-storm and in a few minutes are covered. For hours the beech tree weeps."
"One night, when the man had been making it sing like a leaf-storm in fall, ..."
"Do it!, stir up your energy until it's swirling around like a leaf storm inside your body."

Inflected Forms

leaf-storms (plural) leaf storm (alternative) leafstorm (alternative)

Questions

What does leaf-storm mean?: A sudden whirlwind or downpour of leaves.

How to pronounce leaf-storm

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