thunderstorm
nounUK /ˈθʌn.də.stɔːm/
US /ˈθʌn.dɚ.stɔːrm/
A thunderstorm is a storm with loud thunder, bright lightning, and heavy rain.
We stayed inside during the thunderstorm and watched the lightning light up the sky.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A violent outburst of emotion or activity.
Their argument turned into a real thunderstorm of shouting and tears.
3. A sudden, noisy commotion or uproar.
The classroom became a thunderstorm of questions when the teacher announced a field trip.
4. In meteorology, a cumulonimbus cloud system that produces lightning and thunder.
The radar showed a line of thunderstorms moving across the plains.