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View synonyms for thundercloud

thundercloud

or thun·der·clouds

[ thuhn-der-kloud ]

thundercloud

/ ˈθʌndəˌklaʊd /

noun

  1. a towering electrically charged cumulonimbus cloud associated with thunderstorms
  2. anything that is threatening


thundercloud

/ thŭndər-kloud′ /

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Word History and Origins

Origin of thundercloud1

First recorded in 1690–1700; thunder + cloud

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Example Sentences

For a moment, the gray plane recalled a thundercloud against the clear blue sky.

So he would have run on forever had not Richard thrust him away and gone in to Musa, with a face dark as a thundercloud.

You know the look he had whenever anything like a thundercloud came up in the sky.

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

Havill was standing at one end, as gloomy as a thundercloud, and at the other was the unfortunate creditor with his hat on.

Everybody was laughing but the bride, and she looked like a thundercloud.

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