thunder

thun·der  (thndr)

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 utter loud, vociferous remarks or threats.

v.tr.

To express violently, commandingly, or angrily; roar.

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

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thunder·er n.

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thunder [ˈθʌndə]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / 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

steal someone's thunder to detract from the attention due to another by forestalling him

vb

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

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

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

4. (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]

thunderer  n

thundery  adj

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thunder  (thndr)

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. Sound travels about 1 km in 3 seconds (about 1 mi in 5 seconds). The distance between an observer and a lightning flash can be calculated by counting the number of seconds between the flash and the thunder. 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.

Thesaurus

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"

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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

Translations

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]

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

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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

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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

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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

n thunder [ˈθandə]

1 the deep rumbling sound heard in the sky after a flash of lightning a clap/peal of thunder; a thunderstorm. donder رَعْد гръм hrom torden; torden- der Donner βροντή trueno kõu رعد ukkonen tonnerre רַעַם गड़गड़ाहट बिजली की grmljavina (menny)dörgés guntur þruma tuono 雷 우레, 천둥 griaustinis, perkūnas pērkons; pērkona dārdi guruh, petir donder torden(brak) 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 burácení dundren das Donnern μπουμπουνητό estruendo kõmin, müdin غرش jyrinä tonnerre רַעַם 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

v

1 to sound, rumble etc It thundered all night. donder تُرْعِد السَّماء гърмя hřmít tordne donnern 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 dunět, rachotit tordne; dundre donnern 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

adj thundering

very great a thundering idiot. enorme عَظيم огромен kolosální dundrende gewaltig τεράστιος enorme täielik, suur بزرگ suuri énorme עָצוּם 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

adj thunderous

like thunder a thunderous noise. dawerend كالرَّعْد гръмлив hromový dundrende donnernd βροντερός atronador, ensordecedor mürisev پر سر و صدا ukkosmainen tonitruant רוֹעֵם 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

adv thunderously

dawerend مُرْعِدا، بصورةٍ هادِرَه гръмливо hromově dundrende; tordnende donnernd βροντερά atronadoramente, ensordecedoramente mürisedes بطور پر سر و صدا jyristen comme le tonnerre בּצוּרָה רוֹעֶמֶת गरजते हुये poput grmljavine viharosan dengan mengguruh með þrumugnÿ fragorosamente 雷のように 우레같이 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 轟隆轟隆地 оглушливо گرج دار آواز ميں، ہنگامہ خيزي سے ầm ầm, như sấm 轰隆轰隆地

adj thundery

warning of, or likely to have or bring, thunder thundery clouds/weather. donderwolke, donderweer يُهَدِّدُ بالرَّعْد гръмотевичен bouřkový torden- gewittrig 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 (пред)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

n thunderbolt

1 a flash of lightning immediately followed by thunder. donderslag, bliksem صاعِقَه мълния blesk lynnedslag der Blitzschlag κεραυνός, αστροπελέκι rayo pikne صاعقه salama éclair חַזִיז 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 blesk z jasného nebe et lyn fra en klar himmel völlige Überraschung κεραυνός εν αιθρία campanada, bomba, sorpresa, trabucazo nagu välk selgest taevast هر چیز که مایه شگفتی باشد yllätys coup de tonnerre פִּתאוֹמִי 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 (som) 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