| storm cloud | n 1. awan ribut; 2. (fig.) mendung: the ~s of war had been gathering over the region for months, mendung peperangan berarak di rantau itu berbulan-bulan lamanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gather | vi come together, assemble, berkumpul: a crowd quickly ~ed to watch the fire, orang ramai segera berkumpul melihat kebakaran itu; the storm clouds are ~ing, awan ribut berkumpul; dew ~ed on the leaves, embun berkumpul di hujung daun; as darkness ~s, apabila hari semakin gelap; tears ~ in so’s eyes, air mata sso bergenang(an); | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| presage | vt menandakan, mengalamatkan: black clouds ~ a storm, awan hitam menandakan ribut akan melanda; a feeling of uneasiness which ~d a period of trouble, rasa gelisah yg menandakan huru-hara akan berlaku. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| herald | vt 1. announce the approach of, mengumumkan: the messenger ~ed the king’s arrival, utusan itu mengumumkan ketibaan raja; 2. precede, usher in, mengarak, menandakan (+ approp n): black clouds ~ the coming of the storm, awan hitam mengarak ribut; the end of the cold war ~ed a new era in international relations, tamatnya perang dingin itu menandakan kedatangan era baru dlm hubungan antarabangsa. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prognosticate | vt(fml) 1. predict, meramalkan: he ~d disaster for the whaling expedition, dia meramalkan bencana akan menimpa ekspedisi menangkap ikan paus itu; 2. be a sign of a future event, presage, menjadi /petanda, alamat/: the accumulation of dark clouds in the sky ~d a storm, berkumpulnya awan gelap di langit menjadi petanda ribut akan melanda. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |