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thunderplump

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A sudden rainy thunderstorm.

Scotland

Examples

“The seeds did not germinate in many parts of a row until rains in end⟳ of June and thunderplumps in first week of July brought them up later in patches, so that no second sowing was necessary, but singling was done by stages.”
“There was a real thunderplump. The rain⟳ was just coming down in sheets so's the water was dripping over my ears and you couldn't use⟳ the Walkman.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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