thundercloud

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thundercloud

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From thunder + cloud.

noun thunderclouds

  1. A large, dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning.

    Similar: storm cloud

  2. broadly, figuratively Something menacing and brooding. the ominous thunderclouds of war

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noun cloud

Españolnubarrón
한국어뇌운 noe'un
中文雷雲 /雷云 léiyún
DeutschGewitterwolke
Русскийгрозова́я grozovája
العربيةسَحَاب رَاعِد saḥāb rāʕid, سَحَابَة رَاعِدَة saḥāba rāʕida, رَاعِدَة rāʕida

noun something menacing and brooding

한국어먹구름이 끼다 meokgureumi kkida

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"thundercloud." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/thundercloud. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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thundercloud. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/thundercloud

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"thundercloud." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/thundercloud.

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@misc{thundercloud_2026,
  title = {thundercloud},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thundercloud},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}