thunder
- thunder
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noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ loud
▪ The thunder was getting louder and louder.
▪ rolling, rumbling
▪ distant
▪ the rumble of distant thunder
… OF THUNDER
▪ clap, crack, crash, peal, roll, rumble
THUNDER + VERB
▪ boom, crack, crash, roar
▪ Thunder boomed in the sky overhead.
▪ growl, roll, rumble, sound
▪ A crash of thunder sounded in the distance.
▪ echo
▪ rattle sth, shake sth
▪ The windows were shaken by a tremendous crash of thunder.
THUNDER + NOUN
▪ clap (usually thunderclap)
▪ cloud (usually thundercloud)
PREPOSITION
▪ thunder of (figurative)
▪ She could hear the thunder of hoofs approaching.
PHRASES
▪ the sound of thunder, thunder and lightning
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Thunder is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑
cannon, ↑
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Thunder — Thun der, n. [OE. [thorn]under, [thorn]onder, [thorn]oner, AS. [thorn]unor; akin to [thorn]unian to stretch, to thunder, D. donder thunder, G. donner, OHG. donar, Icel. [thorn][=o]rr Thor, L. tonare to thunder, tonitrus thunder, Gr. to nos a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thunder — [thun′dər] n. [ME thuner, thunder (with unhistoric d ) < OE thunor, akin to Ger donner < IE base * (s)ten , loud rustling, deep noise > ON Thorr,THOR, Gr stenein, to moan, L tonare, to thunder] 1. the sound that follows a flash of… … English World dictionary
Thunder — Thun der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Thundered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thundering}.] [AS. [thorn]unrian. See {Thunder}, n.] 1. To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity; often used impersonally; as, it… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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thunder — [n] crashing sound barrage, blast, boom, booming, cannonade, clap, cracking, crash, crashing, detonation, discharge, drumfire, explosion, fulmination, outburst, peal, pealing, roar, rumble, rumbling, thunderbolt, thundercrack, uproar; concepts… … New thesaurus
Thunder — Thun der, v. t. To emit with noise and terror; to utter vehemently; to publish, as a threat or denunciation. [1913 Webster] Oracles severe Were daily thundered in our general s ear. Dryden. [1913 Webster] An archdeacon, as being a prelate, may… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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thunder — ► NOUN 1) a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air. 2) a resounding loud deep noise. ► VERB 1) (it thunders, it is thundering, etc.) thunder sounds. 2) move heavily and forcefully … English terms dictionary
thunder — index barrage, outbreak, outburst Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Thunder — For other uses, see Thunder (disambiguation). Thunder is the sound made by lightning. Depending on the nature of the lightning and distance of the listener, thunder can range from a sharp, loud crack to a long, low rumble (brontide). The sudden… … Wikipedia
