thunderstorm

[US]/'θʌndəstɔːm/
[UK]/'θʌndɚstɔrm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a storm with lightning and thunder

Example Sentences

Thunderstorm is common in summer.

a thunderstorm is the inevitable outcome of battling elemental forces.

We enjoyed the picnic until a thunderstorm intervened.

THUNDERSTORMS are notoriously unpredictable, as many a drenched picnicker can attest.

And this change is from east to west in Inner Mongolia.The climate warming postponed frostless period,decreased snow,hailstone,thunderstorm,gale and day count of dust storm,increased rainfall.

The thunderstorm was so loud that it woke me up.

I always get scared during a thunderstorm.

The thunderstorm knocked out the power in our neighborhood.

We had to cancel the picnic due to the approaching thunderstorm.

The thunderstorm brought heavy rain and strong winds.

During the thunderstorm, lightning lit up the sky.

The thunderstorm warning prompted people to seek shelter indoors.

The thunderstorm caused flooding in low-lying areas.

We could hear the rumble of thunder during the thunderstorm.

The thunderstorm passed quickly, leaving behind a clear sky.

Real-world Examples

There was a thunderstorm here this morning.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2016 Collection

There was a sudden roar, a roar as terrible and loud as last night's thunderstorm.

Source: Read a poem before bed.

Maybe during a tornado. But this is a thunderstorm.

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

We hear about it in tornadic thunderstorms.

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2021 Collection

Heat bursts usually start with a thunderstorm.

Source: Scishow Selected Series

The sky was clear after a thunderstorm.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

The next day they got wet in a thunderstorm.

Source: Tess of the d'Urbervilles (abridged version)

The spring thunderstorm scared those kindergarteners.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

Many schools in the region closed and there are severe thunderstorms in the forecast for the days ahead.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2020 Compilation

So, we think there'll be more thunderstorms. The question is, where exactly are they going to form?

Source: CNN Selected August 2016 Collection

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