thundercloud

or thun·der·clouds

[ thuhn-der-kloud ]
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Origin of thundercloud

1
First recorded in 1690–1700; thunder + cloud

Words Nearby thundercloud

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How to use thundercloud in a sentence

  • Every one else was smiling and Joe's frown stood out like a black thundercloud in a clear blue sky.

    The Amazing Inheritance | Frances R. Sterrett
  • Havill was standing at one end, as gloomy as a thundercloud, and at the other was the unfortunate creditor with his hat on.

    A Laodicean | Thomas Hardy
  • Everybody was laughing but the bride, and she looked like a thundercloud.

British Dictionary definitions for thundercloud

thundercloud

/ (ˈθʌndəˌklaʊd) /


noun
  1. a towering electrically charged cumulonimbus cloud associated with thunderstorms

  2. anything that is threatening

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Scientific definitions for thundercloud

thundercloud

[ thŭndər-kloud′ ]


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