English Explanatory Dictionary

cook up a storm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To do a large amount of cooking at once; to prepare a great deal of cooked food.
  2. To cause a storm (weather phenomenon).
  3. To create a stormy situation; agitate or enrage.
  4. To make a big fuss, generate a lot of unnecessary talk or activity; make a scene.
  5. To make a splash; to create a spectacle.

Pronunciation

en-au-cook up a storm.ogg

Word forms

cook up a storm cooks up a storm cooking up a storm cooked up a storm

Related words

shitstorm
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