thundery

thundery
[[t]θʌ̱ndəri[/t]]
ADJ-GRADED
When the weather is thundery, there is a lot of thunder, or there are heavy clouds which make you think that there will be thunder soon.

Thundery weather is forecast...

Heavy thundery rain fell throughout Thursday.


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  • thundery — UK [ˈθʌndərɪ] / US [ˈθʌnd(ə)rɪ] adjective if the weather is thundery, there is a severe storm or there will soon be one …   English dictionary

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  • thundery — /thun deuh ree/, adj. thunderous. [1590 1600; THUNDER + Y1] * * * …   Universalium

  • thundery — adjective stormy, with thunder …   Wiktionary

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