thunderhead
noun
thun·der·head ˈthən-dər-ˌhed 
: a rounded mass of cumulus or cumulonimbus cloud often appearing before a thunderstorm
Examples of thunderhead in a Sentence
A thunderhead was forming to the west.
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Noel Kirkpatrick, Treehugger, 7 Aug. 2025 Low clouds scudded over the mountain, and heavy thunderheads rose on the horizon. —Jim Carmichel, Outdoor Life, 5 June 2025 Does the headgear transmit the (intended) nameless thunderhead of darkside wonder tinged with the barest taste of fear in the moment anyone pulls it on? —Guy Martin, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024 Shrouded in the black thunderheads the distant lightning glowed mutely like welding seen through foundry smoke. —John Williams, Washington Post, 14 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for thunderhead
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Noel Kirkpatrick, Treehugger, 7 Aug. 2025 Low clouds scudded over the mountain, and heavy thunderheads rose on the horizon. —Jim Carmichel, Outdoor Life, 5 June 2025 Does the headgear transmit the (intended) nameless thunderhead of darkside wonder tinged with the barest taste of fear in the moment anyone pulls it on? —Guy Martin, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024 Shrouded in the black thunderheads the distant lightning glowed mutely like welding seen through foundry smoke. —John Williams, Washington Post, 14 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for thunderhead
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thunderhead
noun
thun·der·head -ˌhed
: a large cumulus cloud often appearing before a thunderstorm
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