thunder (redirected from thunders)

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

Noun

1. a loud cracking or deep rumbling noise caused by the rapid expansion of atmospheric gases that are suddenly heated by lightning

2. any loud booming sound: the thunder of heavy gunfire

3. steal someone's thunder to lessen the effect of someone's idea or action by anticipating it

Verb

1. to make a loud noise like thunder: an explosion thundered through the shaft

2. to speak in a loud, angry manner: `Get out of here this instant!' he thundered

3. to move fast, heavily, and noisily: a lorry thundered by [Old English thunor]

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. rumble, crash, crashing, boom, booming, explosion, rumbling, pealing, detonation, cracking

verb 2. rumble, crash, blast, boom, explode, roar, clap, resound, detonate, reverberate, crack, peal

verb 3. shout, roar, yell, bark, bellow, declaim

verb 4. rail, curse, fulminate

Translations

thunder [ˈθʌndəʳ] n → trueno; [of applause etc] → estruendo

vi → tronar; [train etc]: to thunder past → pasar como un trueno

thunder [ˈθʌndəʳ] n → tonnerre m

vi → tonner; [train etc];

to thunder past → passer dans un grondement or un bruit de tonnerre

thunder [ˈθʌndəʳ] n → Donner m

vi → donnern (= shout angrily); brüllen;

to thunder past [train etc] → vorbeidonnern

thunder [ˈθʌndəʳ] n → tuono

vi → tuonare; [train etc]: to thunder past → passare con un rombo

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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.donderرَعْدгръмhromtorden; torden-der Donnerβροντήtruenokõuرعدukkonentonnerreרַעַםगड़गड़ाहट बिजली कीgrmljavina(menny)dörgésgunturþrumatuono雷천둥 (소리)griaustinis, perkūnaspērkons; pērkona dārdiguruh, petirdondertorden(brak)grzmot, burzatrovãotunetгромhromgrmenjegrmljavinaåska, åskmullerฟ้าร้องgök gürlemesi雷聲грімرعد، بادل کي گرجsấm, tiếng sấm, tiếng sét雷声

2 a loud rumbling the thunder of horses' hooves.donderدَوي، هَديرтрясъкburácenídundrendas Donnernμπουμπουνητόestruendokõmin, müdinغرشjylinätonnerreרַעַםतडिज्झंझा, वज्र-झंझावत, तड़ित्-झंझाtutnjanjedübörgésbunyi mengguruhdynurstrepito鳴り響く音우레같은 소리dundesys, dundėjimasrīboņa; dārdoņabunyi gemuruhgedonderbulder, tordentętentestrondotropăitгрохотduneniebobnenjetutnjavadån, dunderเสียงฟ้าร้องgümbürtü似雷的聲音гуркотінняگڑگراہٹtiếng vó ngựa似雷的声音

v

1 to sound, rumble etc It thundered all night.donderتُرْعِد السَّماءгърмяhřmíttordnedonnernμπουμπουνίζωtronarmüristamaغریدنukkostaatonnerלִרעוֹםगरजनाgrmjetidörögmengguruhþruma, ganga á með þrumumtuonare雷が鳴る천둥치다griausti, dundėti, trankytisdārdēt; dārdinātguruh berbunyidonderentordne, buldregrzmiećtrovejara tunaгреметьhrmieťgrmetigrmetiåska, mullraฟ้าร้องgök gürlemek打雷гримітиگرجناnổi sấm打雷

2 to make a noise like thunder The tanks thundered over the bridge.dawerيَهْدُر، يُدَوّيгърмяdunět, rachotittordne; dundredonnernβροντώtronarmürisemaصدای غرش دادنjyristätonnerלִרעוֹםगडगड़ाहट करनाtutnjatidübörögmengguruhdrynjatuonareすさまじい音を立てる요란한 소리를 내다dundėtidārdēt; rībētdgn bunyi bergemuruhdenderentordne, brake, drønnedudnićestrondara hurui; a bubuiгромыхатьdunieťbobnetitutnjatidundra, mullraส่งเสียงดังคล้ายเสียงฟ้าร้องgök gürültüsü gibi ses çıkarmak雷鳴般地響стукати, грюкатиرعد جسي آواز کرناgây ra tiếng động vang to雷鸣般地响

adj ˈthundering

very great a thundering idiot.enormeعَظيمогроменkolosálnídundrendegewaltigτεράστιοςenormetäielik, suurبزرگmahtavaénormeעָצוּםबहुत बड़ा खराब, कठोरgolem, potpunóriásiluar biasayfirgengilegurenorme途方もない대단한visiškas, baisusmilzīgsbetul-betulbuitengewoonkjempe-olbrzymienormecolosalужасныйobrovskývelikanskivelikiväldig, förfärligยอดเยี่ยมçok büyük, muazzam極大的величезнийگرج دار، زبردستvang to như sấm极大的

adj ˈthunderous

like thunder a thunderous noise.dawerendكالرَّعْدгръмливhromovýdundrendedonnerndβροντερόςatronador, ensordecedormürisevپر سر و صداpauhaavatonitruantרוֹעֵםगरजने वाला, गर्जकpoput grmljavinedörgőmengguruhdrynjandifragoroso雷のような우레같은kurtinantis, griausmingaspērkonam līdzīgs; dārdošsbergemuruhdonderendbuldrende, tordnendeogłuszający, grzmiącyatroadorbubuitor, ca trăznetulоглушительныйhromovýgrmečgromoglasanmullrande, åsklikราวกับเสียงฟ้าร้องgök gürültüsü gibi, gürleyen雷聲似的громовий, оглушливийہنگامہ خيزnhư sấm雷声似的

adv ˈthunderously

dawerendمُرْعِدا، بصورةٍ هادِرَهгръмливоhromovědundrende; tordnendedonnerndβροντεράatronadoramente, ensordecedoramentemürisedesبطور پر سر و صداjyristencomme le tonnerreבּצוּרָה רוֹעֶמֶתगरजते हुयेpoput grmljavineviharosandengan mengguruhmeð þrumugnÿfragorosamente雷のように우레같이kurtinamai, grėsmingaipērkonam līdzīgi; dārdošidgn bergemuruhdonderendbuldrende, tordnendeogłuszająco, grzmiącoatroadoramenteca tunetulоглушительноhromovogrmečegromoglasnomullrande, åskliktอย่างกับเสียงฟ้าร้องgök gürlemesi gibi, gürleyerek轟隆轟隆地оглушливоگرج دار آواز ميں، ہنگامہ خيزي سےầm ầm, như sấm轰隆轰隆地

adj ˈthundery

warning of, or likely to have or bring, thunder thundery clouds/weather.donderwolke, donderweerيُهَدِّدُ بالرَّعْدгръмотевиченbouřkovýtorden-gewittrigπου προμηνύει καταιγίδαde tormentakõue-رعدآسا؛ همراه با رعد و برقukkosta enteileväorageux, d'orageמְלוּוֶה רְעָמִיםगरज का, गरज जैसाolujniviharosberguntursem veit á þrumuveðurtempestoso, temporalesco雷のきそうな우레가 칠 듯한grėsmingas, pranašaujantis audrąnegaisa-; negaisu vēstošsberguruhonweersachtigtorden-burzowyde trovoadapre­­vestitor/aducător de furtună(пред)грозовойbúrkovýviharenolujanåsktung, åsk-สัญญาณว่าจะมีเสียงฟ้าร้องgök gürleyeceğini gösteren, gök gürültülü要打雷的грозовий; такий, що провіщає грозуگرجنے والاcó sấm sét, going tố要打雷的

n ˈthunderbolt

1 a flash of lightning immediately followed by thunder. donderslag, bliksemصاعِقَهмълнияblesklynnedslagder Blitzschlagκεραυνός, αστροπελέκιrayopikneصاعقهsalamaniskuéclairחַזִיזवज्र, गाजmunjavillámcsapáshalilintareldingfulmine雷電번개, 벼락perkūno trenksmaszibenspetirbliksemflitslyn, tordenslagpiorunraiotrăsnetудар молнииbleskstrelamunjaåskvigg, blixtฟ้าผ่าyıldırım霹靂блискавкаبجلي کي کڑکtiếng sét霹雳

2 a sudden great surprise Her arrival was a complete thunderbolt.verrassingمَفاجأَه عَظيمَهгръм от ясно небеblesk z jasného nebeet lyn fra en klar himmelvöllige Überraschungκεραυνός εν αιθρίαcampanada, bomba, sorpresa, trabucazonagu välk selgest taevastهر چیز که مایه شگفتی باشدkuin salama kirkkaalta taivaaltacoup de tonnerreפִּתאוֹמִיवज्र, बिजलीneočekivan događaj, grom iz vedra nebavillámcsapáskejutan besareins og þruma úr heiðskíru loftisorpresa思いもよらぬ事청천 벽력; 깜짝 놀라게 하는 사람kaip perkūnas iš giedro dangauspārsteigums; kā zibens spēriens no skaidrām debesīmkejutanschok(som) lyn fra klar himmelgrom z jasnego niebaespantosurpriză, ştire sen­za­ţio­nalăгром среди ясного небаblesk z čistého nebastrela z jasnega nebaiznenađenjeen blixt från klar himmelเหตุการณ์ที่เกิดอย่างไม่คาดคิดbüyük sürpriz(比喻)晴天霹靂щось несподіване; грім серед ясного небаحيرت و استعجابsự ngạc nhiên（比喻）晴天霹雳