What does tempest tost mean?

The phrase "tempest tost" refers to being violently agitated or disturbed, typically by a stormy period or tumultuous situation. It often used metaphorically to describe being subjected to emotional upheaval or distress. The original form of the phrase can be found in William Shakespeare's play _King Lear_, when Lear cries out to the elements about tempestuous nature:" Blow. winds ,and crack cheeks!rage; blow!. You cataracts and hurricane, spout Till you have drench'd our steeples, drowned the cocks! You sulfurous and thought-executing fires,Vaunt-couriers to oak-cleaving thunderbolts , Singe my white head! And thou , all-shaking thunder , Smell like bolt of Jove his horrid hour , Come and end us![II, IV, 280 - 287] Shakespeare used the "tempest" or storm as powerful symbolism not only throughout this drama but also in other tragic stories such as The_Tempest and The Winter's Tale_.