English term
The tornado was building with wind
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Weatherman: The tornado was building with wind speeds of over 100 kilometers an hour.
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What does "building" mean in this sentence?
Does it mean "develop" or does it mean "construct/make"?
Thank you
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United States
BA in Transl., MA in ESL, 15 yrs of exp.
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
The tornado was in the making as the wind reached over 100 km/h
in the making: in the process of developing or being made (Lexico.com)
“By understanding the signs of a tornado in the making, meteorologists can issue warnings and signals to areas that might soon become a little too familiar…” https://www.britannica.com/story/how-do-tornadoes-form
| Thank you so much, Oliver |
the tornado was becoming stronger with wind ...
the tornado was becoming more intense with wind ...
"building" means it was still in the process of becoming "bigger".
| Thank you so much, Kiet |
| agree |
Tony M
: Asker's incorrect parsing is confusing things; it should be '...building, ...', in which case, it does indeed just mean forming, getting stronger.
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Thank you!
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| agree |
Tina Vonhof (X)
: Agree with Tony. 'wind speeds' belongs together.
1 day 55 mins
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Egypt
ISO Certified Translator and Proofreader
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Libyan, UAE, Yemeni, Jordanian, Iraqi, Kuwaiti, Egyptian, Palestinian, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Saudi , Syrian, Lebanese)
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
The tornado was forming of massive wind
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Note added at 3 hrs (2022-01-06 20:51:22 GMT)
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The tornado had wind speeds exceeding...
| Thank you so much, mohammad |
| neutral |
Tony M
: I think you are being slightly misled by Asker's incorrect parsing.
17 mins
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