Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thunderstorm

/ˈθʌn.dɚˌstɔɹm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: thun-der-storm
IPA: /ˈθʌn.dɚˌstɔɹm/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.

Example Sentences

"I have never believed, as some people do, in omens and forewarnings, for the dramatic things in my life have generally come upon me as suddenly as a tropical thunder-storm."

Etymology

From thunder + storm.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈθʌn.dɚˌstɔɹm/
British English: /ˈθʌn.dəˌstɔːm/

Inflected Forms

thunderstorms (plural)

Derived Forms

thunderstormy

Phrases

asthma thunderstorm dirty thunderstorm like a dying duck in a thunderstorm thunderstorm asthma

Synonyms

t-storm lightning storm electrical storm thunder and lightning electric storm

Questions

How do you pronounce thunderstorm?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθʌn.dɚˌstɔɹm/.
What does thunderstorm mean?: A storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.
Where does thunderstorm come from?: From thunder + storm.

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