Transcription
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- [thuhn-der-kloud]
- /ˈθʌn dərˌklaʊd/
- /ˈθʌn.də.klaʊd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [thuhn-der-kloud]
- /ˈθʌn dərˌklaʊd/
Definitions of thundercloud word
- noun thundercloud cumulonimbus. 1
- noun thundercloud stormcloud 1
- noun thundercloud sth that threatens 1
- countable noun thundercloud A thundercloud is a large dark cloud that is likely to produce thunder and lightning. 0
- noun thundercloud a towering electrically charged cumulonimbus cloud associated with thunderstorms 0
- noun thundercloud anything that is threatening 0
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Origin of thundercloud
First appearance:
before 1690 One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1690-1700; thunder + cloud
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Thundercloud
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thundercloud popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
thundercloud usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with thundercloud
- what type of cloud is a thundercloud?
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