thundery
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of thundery
Example Sentences
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Many places will be dry with a mix of cloud and sunny spells although a few showers are possible, and these could be heavy and thundery in some places.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Those thundery conditions will develop more widely across the east of North America by the weekend, pushing away the worst of the heat - although temperatures in many areas will remain above the seasonal norm.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Despite a cloudy start, Scotland will see a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers developing for most, heavy in places and locally thundery.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
However, she warned of a "thundery breakdown" on Thursday afternoon.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
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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