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thun·der

(thŭn′dər)
n.
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)
n
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
vb
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.
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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


1. an instrument for recording thunderstorms.
2. the record thus produced. Also called brontometer.
Rare. a treatise on thunder.
brontograph.
an abnormal fear of thunder and thunderstorms. Also tonitrophobia.
thundering; the sound of thunder.
a form of divination involving the interpretation of an omen communicated by thunder.
a form of divination involving the observation of thunder.
brontophobia.
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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:thunder - a deep prolonged loud noise]thunder - a deep prolonged loud noise
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. [画像:thunder - street names for heroin]thunder - street names for heroin
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"
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"
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"
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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:
verb
To make an earsplitting explosive noise:
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Translations
رَعْد يَهْدُر، يُدَوّيتُرْعِد السَّماءدَوي، هَدير
hromrachotitburáceníduněthřmít
tordentordnedundredundren
ukkonenukkostaajylinäjyrinäjyristä
grom
mennydörgésrobajdörgésdübörgéségzengés
drynjadynuròrumaòruma, ganga á meî òrumum
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 gürültüsü gök gürültüsü gibi ses çıkarmakgümbürtü
sấm

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

[ˈθʌndər]
n
(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
vi
(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

n
→ 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

thunder

:
thunderstorm
n → Gewitter nt
thunderstruck
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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
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thunder

(ˈθandə) noun
1. the deep rumbling sound heard in the sky after a flash of lightning. a clap/peal of thunder; a thunderstorm. donder رَعْد гръм trovão hrom der Donner torden; torden- βροντή trueno kõu رعد ukkonen tonnerre רעם गड़गड़ाहट बिजली की grmljavina (menny)dörgés guntur þruma tuono 雷 우레, 천둥 griaustinis, perkūnas pērkons; pērkona dārdi guruh, petir donder torden grzmot, burza trovão tunet гром hrom grmenje grmljavina åska, åskmuller ฟ้าร้อง gök gürlemesi 雷聲 грім رعد، بادل کي گرج sấm, tiếng sấm, tiếng sét 雷声
2. a loud rumbling. the thunder of horses' hooves. donder دَوي، هَدير трясък estrondo burácení das Donnern dundren μπουμπουνητό estruendo kõmin, müdin غرش jyrinä tonnerre רעם तडिज्झंझा, वज्र-झंझावत, तड़ित्-झंझा tutnjanje dübörgés bunyi mengguruh dynur strepito 鳴り響く音 천둥 같은 큰소리 dundesys, dundėjimas rīboņa; dārdoņa bunyi gemuruh gedonder bulder, torden tętent estrondo tropăit грохот dunenie bobnenje tutnjava dån, dunder เสียงฟ้าร้อง gümbürtü 似雷的聲音 гуркотіння گڑگراہٹ tiếng vó ngựa 似雷的声音
verb
1. to sound, rumble etc. It thundered all night. donder تُرْعِد السَّماء гърмя trovejar hřmít donnern tordne μπουμπουνίζω tronar müristama غریدن jyristä tonner לִרעוֹם गरजना grmjeti dörög mengguruh þruma, ganga á með þrumum tuonare 雷が鳴る 천둥이 치다 griausti, dundėti, trankytis dārdēt; dārdināt guruh berbunyi donderen tordne, buldre grzmieć trovejar a tuna греметь hrmieť grmeti grmeti åska, mullra ฟ้าร้อง gök gürlemek 打雷 гриміти گرجنا nổi sấm 打雷
2. to make a noise like thunder. The tanks thundered over the bridge. dawer يَهْدُر، يُدَوّي гърмя estrondar dunět, rachotit donnern tordne; dundre βροντώ tronar mürisema صدای غرش دادن jylistä tonner לִרעוֹם गडगड़ाहट करना tutnjati dübörög mengguruh drynja tuonare すさまじい音を立てる 천둥 같은 소리를 내다 dundėti dārdēt; rībēt dgn bunyi bergemuruh denderen tordne, brake, drønne dudnić estrondar a hurui; a bubui громыхать dunieť bobneti tutnjati dundra, mullra ส่งเสียงดังคล้ายเสียงฟ้าร้อง gök gürültüsü gibi ses çıkarmak 雷鳴般地響 стукати, грюкати رعد جسي آواز کرنا gây ra tiếng động vang to 雷鸣般地响
ˈthundering adjective
very great. a thundering idiot. enorme عَظيم огромен enorme kolosální gewaltig dundrende τεράστιος enorme täielik, suur بزرگ suuri énorme עצום बहुत बड़ा खराब, कठोर golem, potpun óriási luar biasa yfirgengilegur enorme 途方もない 매우 visiškas, baisus milzīgs betul-betul buitengewoon kjempe- olbrzymi enorme colosal ужасный obrovský velikanski veliki väldig, förfärlig ยอดเยี่ยม çok büyük, muazzam 極大的 величезний گرج دار، زبردست vang to như sấm 极大的
ˈthunderous adjective
like thunder. a thunderous noise. dawerend كالرَّعْد гръмлив atroador hromový donnernd dundrende βροντερός atronador, ensordecedor mürisev پر سر و صدا ukkosmainen tonitruant רועם गरजने वाला, गर्जक poput grmljavine dörgő mengguruh drynjandi fragoroso 雷のような 천둥 같은 kurtinantis, griausmingas pērkonam līdzīgs; dārdošs bergemuruh donderend buldrende, tordnende ogłuszający, grzmiący atroador bubuitor, ca trăznetul оглушительный hromový grmeč gromoglasan mullrande, åsklik ราวกับเสียงฟ้าร้อง gök gürültüsü gibi, gürleyen 雷聲似的 громовий, оглушливий ہنگامہ خيز như sấm 雷声似的
ˈthunderously adverb
dawerend مُرْعِدا، بصورةٍ هادِرَه гръмливо atroadoramente hromově donnernd dundrende; tordnende βροντερά atronadoramente, ensordecedoramente mürisedes بطور پر سر و صدا ukkosmaisesti comme le tonnerre בּצוּרָה רוֹעֶמֶת गरजते हुये poput grmljavine viharosan dengan mengguruh með þrumugnÿ fragorosamente 雷のように 천둥같이 kurtinamai, grėsmingai pērkonam līdzīgi; dārdoši dgn bergemuruh donderend buldrende, tordnende ogłuszająco, grzmiąco atroadoramente ca tunetul оглушительно hromovo grmeče gromoglasno mullrande, åsklikt อย่างกับเสียงฟ้าร้อง gök gürlemesi gibi, gürleyerek 雷鳴般地 оглушливо گرج دار آواز ميں، ہنگامہ خيزي سے ầm ầm, như sấm 轰隆轰隆地
ˈthundery adjective
warning of, or likely to have or bring, thunder. thundery clouds/weather. donderwolke, donderweer يُهَدِّدُ بالرَّعْد гръмотевичен de trovoada bouřkový gewittrig torden- που προμηνύει καταιγίδα de tormenta kõue- رعدآسا؛ همراه با رعد و برق ukkosluonteinen orageux, d'orage מְלוּוֶה רְעָמִים गरज का, गरज जैसा olujni viharos berguntur sem veit á þrumuveður tempestoso, temporalesco 雷のきそうな 우레가 일어날 것 같은 grėsmingas, pranašaujantis audrą negaisa-; negaisu vēstošs berguruh onweersachtig torden- burzowy de trovoada pre­­vestitor/aducător de furtună грозовой búrkový viharen olujan åsktung, åsk- สัญญาณว่าจะมีเสียงฟ้าร้อง gök gürleyeceğini gösteren, gök gürültülü 要打雷的 грозовий; такий, що провіщає грозу گرجنے والا có sấm sét, going tố 要打雷的
ˈthunderbolt noun
1. a flash of lightning immediately followed by thunder. donderslag, bliksem صاعِقَه мълния raio blesk der Blitzschlag lynnedslag κεραυνός, αστροπελέκι rayo pikne صاعقه salama éclair חזיז वज्र, गाज munja villámcsapás halilintar elding fulmine 雷電 우레를 수반하는 번개 perkūno trenksmas zibens petir bliksemflits lyn, tordenslag piorun raio trăsnet удар молнии blesk strela munja åskvigg, blixt ฟ้าผ่า yıldırım 霹靂 блискавка بجلي کي کڑک tiếng sét 霹雳
2. a sudden great surprise. Her arrival was a complete thunderbolt. verrassing مَفاجأَه عَظيمَه гръм от ясно небе espanto blesk z jasného nebe völlige Überraschung et lyn fra en klar himmel κεραυνός εν αιθρία campanada, bomba, sorpresa, trabucazo nagu välk selgest taevast هر چیز که مایه شگفتی باشد yllätys coup de tonnerre פתאומי वज्र, बिजली neočekivan događaj, grom iz vedra neba villámcsapás kejutan besar eins og þruma úr heiðskíru lofti sorpresa 思いもよらぬ事 갑작스러운 kaip perkūnas iš giedro dangaus pārsteigums; kā zibens spēriens no skaidrām debesīm kejutan schok lyn fra klar himmel grom z jasnego nieba espanto surpriză, ştire sen­za­ţio­nală гром среди ясного неба blesk z čistého neba strela z jasnega neba iznenađenje en blixt från klar himmel เหตุการณ์ที่เกิดอย่างไม่คาดคิด büyük sürpriz (比喻)晴天霹靂 щось несподіване; грім серед ясного неба حيرت و استعجاب sự ngạc nhiên (比喻)晴天霹雳
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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
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