thunderstorm
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- noun
- /ˈθʌndərˌstɔrm/
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tormenta eléctrica
- The forecast warned of a severe thunderstorm with heavy rain and lightning tonight.
- severe thunderstorm
- thunderstorms and lightning
- thunderstorms occur
Outside is the worst thunderstorm I've ever seen in London.
- Outside is the worst thunderstorm I've ever seen in London.
- I just want, I want a thunderstorm so badly.
- It'll actually be most days, thunderstorms and hail.
- So don't have an outdoor party when it's going to be threatening to have a thunderstorm or in January in Boston.
- This character means electricity or thunderstorm or lightning or electric.
- The same way that your dog hears to a thunderstorm and crawls underneath the couch.
Examples
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On their way back, the couple was caught in a thunderstorm near Domjoch Ridge.
Fiction book (1998) -
The most common storms are thunderstorms that occur frequently in the spring and early summer.
Academic text (1998) -
I just want, I want a thunderstorm so badly.
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You had this one early this morning in the middle of the thunderstorm.
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The tale starts with the scene of a summer thunderstorm in the country.
Academic text (2003) -
Usually I really love thunderstorms but that was a little bit much.
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Outside is the worst thunderstorm I've ever seen in London.
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Following a freak thunderstorm, hail hit the desert town of Milawee in Central Australia... the first ever recorded fall of hail in the region.
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Witness some of the most violent and severe thunderstorms in the world at close vantage points.
Academic text (1999) -
Enjoy Mr. Sunshine while you can, friends, because AccuWeather is predicting thunderstorms tomorrow.
Synonyms
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A storm with thunder and lightning, often with heavy rain
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A very strong storm with high winds, heavy rain, thunder, and lightning
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A short rainstorm with thunder and lightning
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A storm with loud thunder and bright lightning, often with heavy rain or hail
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Etymology
Thunderstorm is simply the two words thunder meaning 'a loud noise in the sky' and storm meaning 'bad weather' put together. So a thunderstorm is a storm with loud thunder, and usually lightning and heavy rain.