Meaning & use
thundershowers
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Brief, often intense showers of rain accompanied by thunder and lightning.
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Scattered thundershowers are expected across the region this afternoon.
The picnic was cut short by sudden thundershowers rolling in from the west.
A note on using this word
Commonly used in weather forecasting to describe short-lived, localized storms rather than prolonged rain events.
Words with a similar meaning
thunderstormsdownpours
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