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1. (n.) thunder
a loud, explosive, resounding noise produced by the explosive expansion of air heated by a lightning discharge.
2. thunder
any loud, resounding noise:
the thunder of applause.
3. (v.i.) thunder
to give forth thunder (often used impersonally with it as the subject):
It thundered all night.
4. thunder
to make a loud, resounding noise like thunder:
artillery thundering in the hills.
5. thunder
to speak in a very loud or vehement, esp. denunciatory, tone; shout.
6. (v.t.) thunder
to strike, drive, etc., with loud noise or violent action.
7. thunder
to express loudly or vehemently.
8. thunder
to misappropriate the ideas or inventions of another.
9. thunder
to spoil the effect of another's performance, remark, etc., by doing or saying it first.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE thunor, c. OFris thuner, OS
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| Definition of 'thunder' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) boom, roar, roaring, thunder
a deep prolonged loud noise
2. (noun) thunder
a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning
3. (verb) big H, hell dust, nose drops, smack, thunder, skag, scag
street names for heroin
4. (verb) thunder
move fast, noisily, and heavily
"The bus thundered down the road"
5. (verb) thunder, roar
utter words loudly and forcefully
"`Get out of here,' he roared"
6. (verb) thunder, boom
be the case that thunder is being heard
"Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed"
7. (verb) thunder
to make or produce a loud noise
"The river thundered below"; "The engine roared as the driver pushed the car to full throttle"
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1. (noun) thunder
the deep loud noise that often comes with lightning during a storm
the rumble of thunder
2. (verb) thunder
to make the sound of thunder
It was thundering during the storm.
3. thunder
it thunders
to move with a very loud noise
a herd of wild horses thundering past
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| Definition of 'thunder' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) thunder
the sound which follows a flash of lightning; the report of a discharge of atmospheric electricity
2. (noun) thunder
the discharge of electricity; a thunderbolt
3. (noun) thunder
any loud noise; as, the thunder of cannon
4. (noun) thunder
an alarming or statrling threat or denunciation
5. (noun) thunder
to produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity; -- often used impersonally; as, it thundered continuously
6. (noun) thunder
fig.: To make a loud noise; esp. a heavy sound, of some continuance
7. (noun) thunder
to utter violent denunciation
8. (verb) thunder
to emit with noise and terror; to utter vehemently; to publish, as a threat or denunciation
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The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. thunder
The violent report which, as we hear it, succeeds the lightning flash in stormy weather. It is really produced simultaneously with the lightning and is supposed to arise from disturbance of the air by the discharge. The rolling noise has been attributed to successive reflections between clouds and earth, and to series of discharges reaching the ear from different distances and through air of varying density. The subject is obscure. By timing the interval from lightning flash to the report of the thunder an approximate estimate of the distance of the seat of discharge can be made. The first sound of the thunder should be timed. An almost concurrence of thunder and lightning indicates immediate proximity of the discharge.
[Transcriber's note: The speed of sound at sea level is about 5 seconds per mile.]
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Sense: the deep rumbling sound heard in the sky after a flash of lightning
a clap/peal of thunder; a thunderstorm.
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 Afrikaans: donder |
 Arabic: رَعْد |
 Bulgarian: гръм |
 Brazilian: trovão |
 Czech: hrom |
 German: der Donner |
 Danish: torden; torden- |
 Greek: βροντή |
 Spanish: trueno |
 Estonian: kõu |
 Farsi: رعد |
 Finnish: ukkonen |
 French: tonnerre |
 Hebrew: רַעַם |
 Hindi: गड़गड़ाहट बिजली की |
 Croatian: grmljavina |
 Hungarian: (menny)dörgés |
 Indonesian: guntur |
 Icelandic: þruma |
 Italian: tuono |
 Japanese: 雷 |
 Korean: 우레, 천둥 |
 Lithuanian: griaustinis, perkūnas |
 Latvian: pērkons; pērkona dārdi |
 Malay: guruh, petir |
 Dutch: donder |
 Norwegian: torden(brak) |
 Polish: grzmot, burza |
 Portuguese: trovão |
 Romanian: tunet |
 Russian: гром |
 Slovak: hrom |
 Slovenian: grmenje |
 Serbian: grmljavina |
 Swedish: åska, åskmuller |
 Thai: ฟ้าร้อง |
 Turkish: gök gürlemesi |
 Taiwanese: 雷聲 |
 Ukrainian: грім |
 Urdu: رعد، بادل کي گرج |
 Vietnamese: sấm, tiếng sấm, tiếng sét |
 Chinese: 雷声 |
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