When the weather looks as if it will become bad, you say it’s ________.
| THREATENING | 349 |
| BLOWING UP A STORM | 56 |
| STORMY | 50 |
| BREWING UP A STORM | 36 |
| GOING TO STORM | 33 |
| CLOUDING UP | 28 |
| LOOKS STORMY | 26 |
| CLOUDY | 21 |
| GOING TO RAIN | 20 |
| LOOKS LIKE RAIN | 18 |
| WEATHER BREEDER | 16 |
| LOOKS LIKE A STORM | 13 |
| LOWERY | 13 |
| UNSETTLED | 13 |
| CHANGING | 11 |
| NR | 10 |
| CHANGEABLE | 9 |
| OVERCAST | 9 |
| STORMY-LOOKING | 9 |
| FIXING TO RAIN | 8 |
| GETTING UGLY | 8 |
| GOING TO WEATHER | 8 |
| LOWERING | 8 |
| DREARY | 7 |
| GETTING CLOUDY | 7 |
| MEAN-LOOKING | 7 |
| STORM BREWING | 7 |
| GOING TO CHANGE | 6 |
| STORM’S A-BREWIN’ | 6 |
| THERE’S A STORM BREWING | 6 |
| GETTING STORMY | 5 |
| GLOOMY | 5 |
| GOING TO BE BAD WEATHER | 5 |
| LOOKS LIKE IT’S GOING TO STORM | 5 |
| BLUSTERY | 4 |
| BREWING | 4 |
| BREWING A STORM | 4 |
| COMING UP A CLOUD | 4 |
| FALLING WEATHER | 4 |
| GETTING BAD | 4 |
| GOING TO BE BAD | 4 |
| GOING TO HAVE A STORM | 4 |
| GONNA CHANGE | 4 |
| LOOKING BAD | 4 |
| LOOKING STORMY | 4 |
| LOOKS BAD | 4 |
| LOOKS LIKE WE’RE IN FOR A STORM | 4 |
| OMINOUS | 4 |
| STORM COMING | 4 |
| STORM’S BREWING | 4 |
| UNCERTAIN | 4 |
| COMING UP A STORM | 3 |
| COOKING UP A STORM | 3 |
| FIXING TO STORM | 3 |
| GOING TO BE STORMY | 3 |
| KICKING UP A STORM | 3 |
| LOOKS LIKE BAD WEATHER | 3 |
| LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT RAIN | 3 |
| LOOKS LIKE WE’RE GOING TO GET A STORM | 3 |
| STORM | 3 |
| STORM IS BREWING | 3 |
| WE’RE GOING TO HAVE SOME BAD WEATHER | 3 |
| ACTING UP | 2 |
| BAD-LOOKING DAY | 2 |
| COMING UP | 2 |
| DREARY DAY | 2 |
| GETTING DARK | 2 |
| GETTING READY TO RAIN | 2 |
| GETTING WORSE | 2 |
| GOING TO BE A BAD DAY | 2 |
| GOING TO BE FOUL WEATHER | 2 |
| GOING TO BLOW UP A STORM | 2 |
| GOING TO GET BAD | 2 |
| GOING TO SNOW | 2 |
| GONNA RAIN | 2 |
| HAZY | 2 |
| LOOKING BLUSTERY | 2 |
| LOOKING ROUGH | 2 |
| LOOKS LIKE A STORM COMING | 2 |
| LOOKS LIKE IT’S GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL DAY | 2 |
| LOOKS LIKE IT’S GOING TO BE DISAGREEABLE | 2 |
| LOOKS LIKE STORM | 2 |
| LOOKS SHOWERY | 2 |
| LOOKS THREATENING | 2 |
| MAKING UP | 2 |
| MAKING UP A STORM | 2 |
| MURKY | 2 |
| STORM A-BREWING | 2 |
| STORM COMING UP | 2 |
| STORM’S A-BREWING | 2 |
| THERE MIGHT BE A STORM | 2 |
| THREATENING RAIN | 2 |
| TURNING | 2 |
| UNPREDICTABLE | 2 |
| A-BLOWING UP A STORM | 1 |
| ABOUT TO STORM | 1 |
| A-FIXIN’ TO RAIN | 1 |
| A-GOING TO BE BAD WEATHER | 1 |
| AWFUL CLOUDY-LOOKIN’ | 1 |
| BAD DAY | 1 |
| BAD ONE COMING UP | 1 |
| BAD OUT | 1 |
| BAD WEATHER | 1 |
| BAD WEATHER ON THE WAY | 1 |
| BAD WEATHER WAS BREWING | 1 |
| BAD WEATHER’S EXPECTED | 1 |
| BAD WEATHER’S SETTING IN | 1 |
| BAD-LOOKING WEATHER | 1 |
| BEGINNING TO CLOUD OVER | 1 |
| BEGINNING TO STORM | 1 |
| BLOWING IN SOMETHING | 1 |
| BLOWING UP SOMETHING | 1 |
| BODES ILL | 1 |
| BREAK IN THE WEATHER | 1 |
| BREEDER | 1 |
| BREEDING WEATHER | 1 |
| BREWING DAY | 1 |
| BREWING UP TO BE SOMETHING | 1 |
| BROODING UP A STORM | 1 |
| CHANGE IN THE WEATHER | 1 |
| CHANGEABLE DAY | 1 |
| CHANGING FOR THE WORSE | 1 |
| CHANGING WEATHER | 1 |
| CLEAR AND CLOUDY TO SMOOTH ALL OVER | 1 |
| CLOBBERING UP FOR A RAIN | 1 |
| CLOUDING OVER | 1 |
| CLOUDS ARE PRETTY NEAR BLUE | 1 |
| CLOUDY OUT | 1 |
| DARK OUT | 1 |
| DISAGREEBALE | 1 |
| DOESN’T LOOK SO GOOD | 1 |
| DOESN’T LOOK VERY PROMISING | 1 |
| DON’T LOOK TOO GOOD | 1 |
| DOUBTFUL DAY | 1 |
| DUBIOUS | 1 |
| FEELS LIKE SNOW | 1 |
| FIXING TO BE BAD | 1 |
| FIXING TO COME A STORM | 1 |
| FIXING TO DO SOMETHING | 1 |
| FIXING TO GET BAD | 1 |
| FIXING TO MODERATE | 1 |
| FIXING TO SNOW | 1 |
| FIXING UP FOR A RAIN | 1 |
| FIXING UP FOR BAD WEATHER | 1 |
| GATHERING UP FOR A STORM | 1 |
| GETTING HUMID | 1 |
| GETTING NO BETTER FAST | 1 |
| GETTING READY FOR A STORM | 1 |
| GETTING READY TO STORM | 1 |
| GETTING SHITTY | 1 |
| GETTING WINDY | 1 |
| GLOWERY | 1 |
| GOING BE FALLING WEATHER | 1 |
| GOING BE SOME WEATHER | 1 |
| GOING TO BE A CHANGE | 1 |
| GOING TO BE A CHANGE FOR THE WORST | 1 |
| GOING TO BE A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER | 1 |
| GOING TO BE A FOUL DAY | 1 |
| GOING TO BE A LOUSY DAY | 1 |
| GOING TO BE A MISERABLE DAY | 1 |
| GOING TO BE A NASTY DAY | 1 |
| GOING TO BE A RAINY DAY | 1 |
| GOING TO BE A STORM BREWING | 1 |
| GOING TO BE AN UGLY DAY | 1 |
| GOING TO BE BAD TODAY | 1 |
| GOING TO BE DAMP | 1 |
| GOING TO BE DOING SOMETHING HERE DIRECTLY | 1 |
| GOING TO BE MISERABLE | 1 |
| GOING TO BE SOME BAD WEATHER | 1 |
| GOING TO BE WORSE | 1 |
| GOING TO BLOW | 1 |
| GOING TO BLOW UP A RAIN | 1 |
| GOING TO COME A STORM | 1 |
| GOING TO COME UP A STORM | 1 |
| GOING TO GET ROUGH | 1 |
| GOING TO HAVE A SHOWER | 1 |
| GOING TO HAVE FALLING WEATHER | 1 |
| GOING TO RAIN CATS AND DOGS | 1 |
| GOING TO TURN BAD | 1 |
| GONNA BE NASTY | 1 |
| GONNA BE ROUGH WEATHER | 1 |
| GONNA BE WILD OUT | 1 |
| GONNA COME A NORTHER | 1 |
| GONNA GET BAD | 1 |
| GONNA HAVE A CHANGE | 1 |
| GONNA RAIN AGAIN | 1 |
| GONNA RAIN TODAY | 1 |
| GONNA STORM | 1 |
| GONNA TURN | 1 |
| GONNA TURN BAD | 1 |
| HAZY IN A CERTAIN DIRECTION | 1 |
| HUMID | 1 |
| IN FOR A STORM | 1 |
| IT’LL BE AN UGLY DAY | 1 |
| IT’LL BECOME NASTY | 1 |
| KIND OF STORMY | 1 |
| LET’S BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES | 1 |
| LOOK BAD | 1 |
| LOOK LIKE A STORMY DAY | 1 |
| LOOK LIKE BAD WEATHER COMING | 1 |
| LOOK LIKE IT GONNA STORM | 1 |
| LOOKING GLOOMY | 1 |
| LOOKING LIKE A STORM | 1 |
| LOOKING LIKE A STORM’S COMING | 1 |
| LOOKING LIKE A TERRIBLE DAY | 1 |
| LOOKING LIKE IT’S GOING TO STORM | 1 |
| LOOKING LIKE WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A STORM | 1 |
| LOOKING TOUGH OVERHEAD | 1 |
| LOOKING UNPLEASANT | 1 |
| LOOKS AS THOUGH A STORM WILL BREAK | 1 |
| LOOKS AS THOUGH IT’S GOING TO STORM | 1 |
| LOOKS BLUSTERY | 1 |
| LOOKS CLOUDY | 1 |
| LOOKS DUBIOUS | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE A BAD DAY | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE A BAD MORNING | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE A BAD STORM | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE A BLIZZARD | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE A RAIN CLOUD | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE A REAL STORM | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE A STORM A-BREWING | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE A STORM BREWING | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BLOW US UP SOMETHING | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE IT MAY COME UP A THUNDERSTORM | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE RAINY | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT DO SOMETHING | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE IT’S COOKING UP SOMETHING | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE IT’S GOING TO BE A BLUE DARTER | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE IT’S GOING TO BE A NORTHER | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE IT’S GOING TO DO SOMETHING | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE IT’S GOING TO RAIN | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE ITS GOING TO STORM | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE IT’S GONNA RAIN | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE IT’S GONNA STORM | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE RAIN OR SNOW | 1 |
| “LOOKS LIKE RAIN, SNOW, OR …” | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE ROUGH WEATHER | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE SHOWERS | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING’S BREWING | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE THE BOTTOM’S GOING TO FALL OUT | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE THERE’S A BIG CLOUD A-COMING | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE THERE’S A CHANGE COMING | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE WE ARE IN FOR SOME BAD WEATHER | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE WE’LL GET A CHANGE | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE WE’LL HAVE BAD WEATHER | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE WE’RE FIXING TO HAVE A CLOUD | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A BAD STORM | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE WE’RE GOING TO HAVE BAD WEATHER | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE WE’RE GOING TO HAVE RAIN | 1 |
| LOOKS OMINOUS | 1 |
| LOOKS PRETTY ROUGH | 1 |
| LOOKS ROUGH OUT | 1 |
| LOOKS STORMY OUTSIDE | 1 |
| LOOKS UNCERTAIN | 1 |
| LOOKS UNLIKELY | 1 |
| LOUSY | 1 |
| MAKING | 1 |
| MAKING UP FOR A SQUALL | 1 |
| MAKING UP FOR BAD WEATHER | 1 |
| MESSING UP | 1 |
| MIGHT BLOW UP A STORM | 1 |
| NORTHER COMING UP | 1 |
| NOT LOOKING TOO HOT TODAY | 1 |
| OWLY | 1 |
| OWLY-LOOKING | 1 |
| POOR WEATHER | 1 |
| PREPARING FOR A STORM | 1 |
| RAINY | 1 |
| REAL STORMY | 1 |
| REALLY GETTING SASSY | 1 |
| REALLY GETTY NASTY | 1 |
| RIM COMING UP | 1 |
| ROUGH WEATHER AHEAD | 1 |
| SHADE OF DARKNESS | 1 |
| SHAKING UP TO RAIN | 1 |
| SHOWERY | 1 |
| SHOWS FOR STORM | 1 |
| SKY IS GETTING DARK | 1 |
| SOMEBODY WILL GET IT | 1 |
| SOMETHING BREWING | 1 |
| SOMETHING IS COMING OUR WAY | 1 |
| SOMETHING’S BREWING | 1 |
| SOMETHING’S GONNA BREAK | 1 |
| SOMETHING’S GONNA HAPPEN | 1 |
| SOMEWHERE THEY’RE GETTING IT | 1 |
| SQUALL’S COMING UP | 1 |
| STARTING TO GET MEAN | 1 |
| STORM APPROACHING | 1 |
| STORM BREWING SOMEWHERES | 1 |
| STORM GATHERING | 1 |
| STORM IS COMING UP | 1 |
| STORM IS IN THE OFFING | 1 |
| STORM MAKING UP | 1 |
| STORMING | 1 |
| STORMING OVER | 1 |
| STORMING SOON | 1 |
| STORMING UP | 1 |
| STORM’S BREWING UP | 1 |
| STORMY WEATHER | 1 |
| SUN DOGS | 1 |
| SURE BUILDING UP TO SOMETHING | 1 |
| SURE LOOKS DREARY | 1 |
| SURE LOOKS LIKE IT WILL RAIN | 1 |
| THERE COMES A STORM | 1 |
| THERE’S BAD WEATHER ON | 1 |
| THREATENING A STORM | 1 |
| THREATENING OF A STORM | 1 |
| THREATENING TO RAIN | 1 |
| THREATENING WEATHER | 1 |
| THUNDERSTORM A-COMING UP | 1 |
| TREACHEROUS UNSTABLE | 1 |
| TURBULENT | 1 |
| TURNING FOR THE WORST | 1 |
| TURNING LOUSY | 1 |
| UGLY DAY | 1 |
| UNCLEMENT | 1 |
| UNLIKELY | 1 |
| UNPLEASANT | 1 |
| VERY CLOUDY | 1 |
| VERY PROHIBABLE | 1 |
| WE GONNA HAVE SOME BAD WEATHER | 1 |
| WEATHER IS GOING TO CHANGE | 1 |
| WEATHER LOOKS ANGRY | 1 |
| WEATHER LOOKS BAD | 1 |
| WEATHER-BREATHER | 1 |
| WEATHER’S CHANGING | 1 |
| WE’RE FIXING TO HAVE BAD WEATHER | 1 |
| WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER | 1 |
| WE’RE GONNA GET SOMETHING | 1 |
| WE’RE IN FOR A CHANGE | 1 |
| WHIPPING UP INTO A STORM | 1 |
| WILL STORM | 1 |
| WORKING UP A STORM | 1 |
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