thundershower
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3.8
- noun
- /ˈθʌndərˌʃaʊər/
:
tormenta eléctrica
- However, Ruth took small pride in that part of her heightened sensitivity; a thundershower swept through the Mississippi coast nearly every summer afternoon, the rains coming hard and fast, offering only temporary relief from the heat.
- afternoon thundershower
- evening thundershowers
- chance of thundershowers
Examples
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They were sitting at the table inside her room, drinking coffee, watching and listening to the afternoon thundershower that did little to ease the day's heat.
Fiction book (1999) -
A few isolated thundershowers during the afternoon and early evening.
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That evening, Frank hurried home, just beating a thundershower.
Fiction book (1991) -
There's gotta be thundershowers tomorrow night late.
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Clear skies should continue through the workweek, before we see some thundershowers moving in on Sunday.
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Another sultry forecast: 30 percent chance of late-afternoon thundershowers.
Fiction book (2000) -
The forecast predicts a brief thundershower this afternoon, bringing both rain and lightning.
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As we hiked up the mountain, a sudden thundershower caught us off guard with loud claps of thunder.
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After the thundershower passed, the air felt fresh, and rain droplets sparkled on the leaves.
Synonyms
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1.0
A storm with thunder and lightning that often has heavy rain or hail
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3.2
A storm with thunder and lightning, often with heavy rain
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3.7
A storm with loud thunder and bright lightning, often with heavy rain or hail
A sudden strong storm with heavy rain and thunder
Antonyms
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Etymology
The word thundershower is simply two common words put together: thunder meaning 'loud sound' and shower meaning 'short rain'. So a thundershower is an ordinary brief rainstorm that comes with thunder (and often lightning), which makes it easy to remember as a quick, noisy rain.