thundercloud C1 Topic:Weather & Climate US /ˈθʌn.dərˌklaʊd/ UK /ˈθʌn.də.klaʊd/ See IPA manual Freq #109545 Meanings 1 noun a large dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, that produces thunder and lightning By noon a wall of thundercloud covered half the sky. 2 noun figurative: a threatening or gloomy presence The unresolved dispute hung over the meeting like a thundercloud. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a large dark cloud, usually... storm cloudcumulonimbus 2 noun · figurative: a threatening... threatgloom ↔ Opposites clear sky Word family Forms thunderclouds Related forms thunderstormlightning Etymology A compound of thunder and cloud, naming the electrically charged storm cloud from which thunder is heard. Topics Weather & Climate External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # thundercloud **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈθʌn.dərˌklaʊd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈθʌn.də.klaʊd/ **Frequency rank:** 109545 ## Meanings 1. a large dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, that produces thunder and lightning 2. figurative: a threatening or gloomy presence ## Examples - By noon a wall of thundercloud covered half the sky. - The unresolved dispute hung over the meeting like a thundercloud. ## Synonyms - storm cloud - cumulonimbus ## Antonyms - clear sky ## Related Forms - thunderstorm - lightning ## Etymology A compound of thunder and cloud, naming the electrically charged storm cloud from which thunder is heard. ## Topics - Weather & Climate markdown