Thunderer

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Thunderer - an epithet for Jupiter Jupiter Tonans
	2.	thunderer - a noisemaker that makes a sound like thunder noisemaker - a device (such as a clapper or bell or horn) used to make a loud noise at a celebration