thundery
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of thundery
Example Sentences
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Some of the rain could be heavy and thundery.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
However, she warned of a "thundery breakdown" on Thursday afternoon.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
England and Wales will remain mostly cloudy, and while southern England and South Wales are likely to see sunny spells develop, some heavy and thundery showers could be triggered.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
Intense thundery downpours are set to bring a risk of flash flooding to parts of the UK Friday night and into Saturday.
From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025
She's the percussionist and gets to crash the cymbals and play the thundery kettle drums, which sounds an ace laugh.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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