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thundercloud

or ٳܲ··dzܻ

[ thuhn-der-kloud ]

thundercloud

/ ˈθʌԻəˌʊ /

noun

  1. a towering electrically charged cumulonimbus cloud associated with thunderstorms
  2. anything that is threatening
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

thundercloud

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Word History and Origins

Origin of thundercloud1

First recorded in 1690–1700; thunder + cloud
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With thunderclouds rolling in, McCormick suggested I get in touch with Kersti Muul, who has been tracking a pair of merlins in my part of the city, West Seattle.

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A honeybee swarm has as much electric charge as a thundercloud, and the insects’ mass movements in the atmosphere might even have some influence on the weather.

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She couldn’t, and the dark spots rolled across her vision like thunderclouds.

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“I don’t know. He’s really big. Bigger than this horse. He gets really shaggy in the winter. He’s the color of a thundercloud.”

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From plane windows, I have seen the Grand Canyon, the Alps, a comet, towering thunderclouds with lightning flashes, and many other wonders.

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