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thun·der

(thŭn′dər)

1. The crashing or booming sound produced by rapidly expanding air along the path of the electrical discharge of lightning.

2. A sound that resembles or suggests thunder.

v. thun·dered, thun·der·ing, thun·ders

v.intr.

1. To produce thunder.

2. To produce sounds like thunder.

3. To move while making a loud noise: The express train thundered past us.

4. To utter loud, vociferous remarks or threats.

v.tr.

To express violently, commandingly, or angrily; roar.

[Middle English thonder, from Old English thunor; see (s)tenə- in Indo-European roots.]

thun′der·er n.

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thunder

(ˈθʌndə)

1. (Physical Geography) a loud cracking or deep rumbling noise caused by the rapid expansion of atmospheric gases which are suddenly heated by lightning

2. any loud booming sound

3. rare a violent threat or denunciation

4. steal someone's thunder to detract from the attention due to another by forestalling him or her

5. to make (a loud sound) or utter (words) in a manner suggesting thunder

6. (Physical Geography) (intr; with it as subject) to be the case that thunder is being heard

7. (intr) to move fast and heavily: the bus thundered downhill.

8. (intr) to utter vehement threats or denunciation; rail

[Old English thunor; related to Old Saxon thunar, Old High German donar, Old Norse thōrr; see Thor, Thursday]

ˈthunderer n

ˈthundery adj

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thun•der

(ˈθʌn dər)

n.

1. a loud, explosive, resounding noise produced by the explosive expansion of air heated by a lightning discharge.

2. any loud, resounding noise: the thunder of applause.

v.i.

3. to give forth thunder (often used impersonally with it as the subject): It thundered all night.

4. to make a loud, resounding noise like thunder: artillery thundering in the hills.

5. to speak in a very loud or vehement, esp. denunciatory, tone; shout.

v.t.

6. to strike, drive, etc., with loud noise or violent action.

7. to express loudly or vehemently.

Idioms:

steal someone's thunder,

a. to misappropriate the ideas or inventions of another.

b. to spoil the effect of another's performance, remark, etc., by doing or saying it first.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English thunor, c. Old Frisian thuner, Old Saxon thunar, Old High German donar, Old Norse thōrr (compare Thor)]

thun′der•er, n.

thun·der

(thŭn′dər)

The explosive noise that accompanies a stroke of lightning. Thunder is a series of sound waves produced by the rapid expansion of the air through which the lightning passes. See Note at lightning.

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Thunder

See also atmosphere; clouds; lightning; rain; weather.

brontograph

1. an instrument for recording thunderstorms.
2. the record thus produced. Also called brontometer.

brontology

Rare. a treatise on thunder.

brontometer

brontograph.

brontophobia

an abnormal fear of thunder and thunderstorms. Also tonitrophobia.

fulmination

thundering; the sound of thunder.

keraunomancy, ceraunomancy

a form of divination involving the interpretation of an omen communicated by thunder.

keraunoscopia, keraunoscopy

a form of divination involving the observation of thunder.

tonitrophobia

brontophobia.

thunder

Past participle: thundered
Gerund: thundering

Imperative
thunder
thunder

Present
I thunder
you thunder
he/she/it thunders
we thunder
you thunder
they thunder

Preterite
I thundered
you thundered
he/she/it thundered
we thundered
you thundered
they thundered

Present Continuous
I am thundering
you are thundering
he/she/it is thundering
we are thundering
you are thundering
they are thundering

Present Perfect
I have thundered
you have thundered
he/she/it has thundered
we have thundered
you have thundered
they have thundered

Past Continuous
I was thundering
you were thundering
he/she/it was thundering
we were thundering
you were thundering
they were thundering

Past Perfect
I had thundered
you had thundered
he/she/it had thundered
we had thundered
you had thundered
they had thundered

Future
I will thunder
you will thunder
he/she/it will thunder
we will thunder
you will thunder
they will thunder

Future Perfect
I will have thundered
you will have thundered
he/she/it will have thundered
we will have thundered
you will have thundered
they will have thundered

Future Continuous
I will be thundering
you will be thundering
he/she/it will be thundering
we will be thundering
you will be thundering
they will be thundering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been thundering
you have been thundering
he/she/it has been thundering
we have been thundering
you have been thundering
they have been thundering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been thundering
you will have been thundering
he/she/it will have been thundering
we will have been thundering
you will have been thundering
they will have been thundering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been thundering
you had been thundering
he/she/it had been thundering
we had been thundering
you had been thundering
they had been thundering

Conditional
I would thunder
you would thunder
he/she/it would thunder
we would thunder
you would thunder
they would thunder

Past Conditional
I would have thundered
you would have thundered
he/she/it would have thundered
we would have thundered
you would have thundered
they would have thundered

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Noun	1.	thunder - a deep prolonged loud noise boom, roar, roaring noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
	2.	thunder - a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" thunderclap - a single sharp crash of thunder
	3.	thunder - street names for heroin big H, hell dust, nose drops, scag, skag, smack diacetylmorphine, heroin - a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush street name - slang for something (especially for an illegal drug); "`smack' is a street name for heroin"
Verb	1.	thunder - move fast, noisily, and heavily; "The bus thundered down the road" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	2.	thunder - utter words loudly and forcefully; "`Get out of here,' he roared" roar shout - utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout"
	3.	thunder - be the case that thunder is being heard; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed" boom
	4.	thunder - to make or produce a loud noise; "The river thundered below"; "The engine roared as the driver pushed the car to full throttle" roar, howl - make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute"

thunder

noun

1. thunderclap, roll of thunder, thunder crack, peal of thunder frequent thunder and lightning, and torrential rain

2. rumble, crash, crashing, boom, booming, explosion, rumbling, pealing, detonation, cracking The thunder of the sea on the rocks.

verb

1. rumble, crash, blast, boom, explode, roar, clap, resound, detonate, reverberate, crack, peal the sound of the guns thundering in the fog

2. shout, roar, yell, bark, bellow, declaim 'It's your money. Ask for it!' she thundered.

3. rail, curse, fulminate He started thundering about feminists and liberals.

Related words
fear brontophobia, tonitrophobia

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thunder

noun

An earsplitting, explosive noise:

bang, blast, boom, roar.

verb

To make an earsplitting explosive noise:

bang, blast, boom, roar.

Translations

رَعْديَهْدُر، يُدَوّيتُرْعِد السَّماءدَوي، هَدير

hromrachotitburáceníduněthřmít

tordentordnedundredundren

Donner Donnern schreien

βροντή

trueno estruendo tronar

ukkonenukkostaajylinäjyrinäjyristä

tonnerre tonner déblatérer

grom

mennydörgésrobajdörgésdübörgéségzengés

drynjadynuròrumaòruma, ganga á meî òrumum

tuono tuonare eclissare prendersi le lodi rombare

雷鳴怒鳴る轟音轟音を立てる雷

천둥

griaustiniskurtinamaiperkūnasperkūno trenksmaspranašaujantis audrą

dārdētdārdinātdārdoņapērkona dārdipērkons

hrom

grmenjegrmeti

grmljavinagrom

åska

เสียงฟ้าร้อง

gök gürlemekgök gürlemesigök gürültüsügök gürültüsü gibi ses çıkarmakgümbürtü

sấm

似雷的声音打雷雷雷声雷鸣般地响

thunder

[ˈθʌndəʳ]

A. N (Met) → truenos mpl; [of traffic, applause] → estruendo m; [of hooves] → estampido m
a clap of thunder → un trueno
there is thunder in the air → amenaza tronar
with a face like or as black as thunder → con cara de furia, con cara de pocos amigos
to steal sb's thunder → robar el éxito a algn

B. VI (Met) → tronar; [waterfall, waves] → bramar
the guns thundered in the distance → los cañones tronaban a lo lejos
the train thundered by → el tren pasó con gran estruendo
to thunder at sb (= shout) → gritar muy fuerte a algn

C. VT to thunder out an order → dar una orden a gritos
"yes!", he thundered → -¡sí! -rugió

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thunder

[ˈθʌndə^r]

(in storm) → tonnerre m
a clap of thunder → un coup de tonnerre
thunder and lightning → le tonnerre et la foudre

(= loud noise) → fracas m
the thunder of their feet on the stairs → le fracas de leur pas dans l'escalier

(in storm) → tonner
It was thundering → Cela tonnait.

(= make loud noise) [guns] → tonner
to thunder past → passer dans un bruit de tonnerre

(= shout) → tonner

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thunder

→ Donner m; a long roll of thunder → ein langer rollender Donner, ein langes Donnergrollen; there is thunder in the air → es liegt ein Gewitter nt → in der Luft

(fig, of applause) → Sturm m; (of cannons) → Donnern nt, → Dröhnen nt; (of waves) → Tosen nt; a thunder of applause → ein Beifallssturm m ? steal

vi (lit, fig) → donnern; (guns, hooves also) → dröhnen; (applause also) → brausen; (waves, sea) → tosen, brausen; the horses came thundering up to the gate → die Pferde kamen aufs Tor zugeprescht; the senator thundered against them → der Senator wetterte gegen sie

vt (= shout) → brüllen, donnern, mit Donnerstimme brüllen

thunder

thunderbolt

n (lit) → Blitz m, → Blitz und Donner; the news came like a thunder (fig) → die Nachricht schlug wie der Blitz ein or kam wie ein Donnerschlag

thunderclap

n → Donnerschlag m

thundercloud

n → Gewitterwolke f

thunder

thunderstorm

n → Gewitter nt

thunderstruck

adj (fig) → wie vom Donner gerührt

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thunder

[ˈθʌndəʳ]

1. n (Met) → tuono; (of hooves, traffic) → fragore m
with a face like thunder → nero/a or scuro/a in volto

2. vi (Met) (voice) (fig) → tuonare
the guns thundered in the distance → i cannoni tuonavano in lontananza
to thunder by or past (train) → passare rombando or con un rombo
he thundered at him to stop → gli urlò di fermarsi

thunder

(ˈθandə) noun

1. the deep rumbling sound heard in the sky after a flash of lightning. a clap/peal of thunder; a thunderstorm.

2. a loud rumbling. the thunder of horses' hooves.

verb

1. to sound, rumble etc. It thundered all night.

2. to make a noise like thunder. The tanks thundered over the bridge.

ˈthundering adjective

very great. a thundering idiot.

ˈthunderous adjective

like thunder. a thunderous noise.

ˈthunderously adverb

ˈthundery adjective

warning of, or likely to have or bring, thunder. thundery clouds/weather.

ˈthunderbolt noun

1. a flash of lightning immediately followed by thunder.

2. a sudden great surprise. Her arrival was a complete thunderbolt.

thunder

→ رَعْد hrom torden Donner βροντή trueno ukkonen tonnerre grom tuono 雷鳴 천둥 donder torden grzmot trovão гром åska เสียงฟ้าร้อง gök gürültüsü sấm 雷

I think it's going to thunder → Myslím, že bude hřmít → Jeg tror, det bliver tordenvejr → Ich glaube es kommt ein Gewitter → Luulen, että tulee ukonilma → Mislim da će biti grmljavine → Credo che tuonerà → 雷が鳴ると思います → 천둥이 칠 것 같아요 → Ik denk dat het gaat onweren → Jeg tror det kommer til å tordne → Myślę, że będzie grzmiało → Eu acho que vai trovejar → Я думаю, будет гром → Sanırım fırtına çıkacak → Tôi nghĩ sắp có sấm → 我觉得要下雷暴雨

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There was the broad arch of the forehead, a hundred feet in height; the nose, with its long bridge; and the vast lips, which, if they could have spoken, would have rolled their thunder accents from one end of the valley to the other.

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The first roll of thunder and the first heavy drop striking the pane caused a little stir.

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The wind began to moan in hollow murmurs, as the sun went down carrying glad day elsewhere; and a train of dull clouds coming up against it, menaced thunder and lightning.

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The bird replied, "My good master, the lightning, thunder and rain disturbed me so much all night long, that I cannot tell you what I have suffered."

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Pinocchio was greatly afraid of thunder and lightning, but the hunger he felt was far greater than his fear.

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As I continued to thread the tall woods, I could hear from far before me not only the continuous thunder of the surf, but a certain tossing of foliage and grinding of boughs which showed me the sea breeze had set in higher than usual.

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And despite the downpour, the deafening thunder and the lightning that seemed ready to sear one's eyes, he walked out of the cave entrance, followed by Tom and the others.

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At that moment in one of the intervals of profound darkness, following the flashes, a voice was heard at his side; and almost at the same instant a volley of thunder peals rolled overhead.

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From Heaven and from Olympus he came forthwith, hurling his lightning: the bold flew thick and fast from his strong hand together with thunder and lightning, whirling an awesome flame.

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It was before this ruinous building that the worthy couple paused, as the first peal of distant thunder reverberated in the air, and the rain commenced pouring violently down.

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The opera proceeded, it was a piece with a storm in it; the mimic thunder began to mutter, the mimic wind began to wail and sough, and the mimic rain to patter.

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Close on its apparition, and blindingly violet by contrast, danced out the first lightning of the gathering storm, and the thunder burst like a rocket overhead.