thunderer
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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.
thun′der·er n.
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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 |
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thunderer
n the Thunderer (Myth) → der Blitzeschleuderer
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