What does thunder mean?
Definitions for thunder
ˈθʌn dərthun·der
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word thunder.
Princeton's WordNet
boom, roar, roaring, thundernoun
a deep prolonged loud noise
thundernoun
a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning
big H, hell dust, nose drops, smack, thunder, skag, scagverb
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thunderverb
move fast, noisily, and heavily
"The bus thundered down the road"
thunder, roarverb
utter words loudly and forcefully
"`Get out of here,' he roared"
thunder, boomverb
be the case that thunder is being heard
"Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed"
thunderverb
to make or produce a loud noise
"The river thundered below"; "The engine roared as the driver pushed the car to full throttle"
Wiktionary
thundernoun
The sound caused by the discharge of atmospheric electrical charge.
Thunder is preceded by lightning.
thundernoun
A sound resembling thunder.
thundernoun
A deep, rumbling noise.
Off in the distance, he heard the thunder of hoofbeats, signalling a stampede.
thunderverb
To make a noise like thunder.
thunderverb
To talk with a loud, threatening voice.
"Get back to work at once!", he thundered.
thunderverb
To say (something) with a loud, threatening voice.
thunderverb
To produce something with incredible power
Etymology: From þunor, from þunraz, from *þen, from (s)ten(ə)-. Compare Persian (tondar).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
THUNDERnoun
Thunder is a most bright flame rising on a sudden, moving with great violence, and with a very rapid velocity, through the air, according to any determination, upwards from the earth, horizontally, obliquely, downwards, in a right line, or in several right lines, as it were in serpentine tracts, joined at various angles, and commonly ending with a loud noise or rattling. Peter van Musschenbroek
Etymology: ðunder, ðunor , Saxon; dunder, Swedish; dender, Dutch; tonnere, Fr.
I do not bid the thunder bearer shoot,
Nor tell tales of thee to high-judging Jove. William Shakespeare.No more, thou thunder master, shew
Thy spite on mortal flies. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.The revenging gods
’Gainst parricides all the thunder bend. William Shakespeare.The thunder
Wing’d with red light’ning and impetuous rage,
Perhaps hath spent his shafts, and ceases now
To bellow through the vast and boundless deep. John Milton.So fierce he laid about him, and dealt blows
On either side, that neither mail could hold
Ne shield defend the thunder of his throws. Edmund Spenser.Here will we face this storm of insolence,
Nor fear the noisy thunder; let it roll,
Then burst, and spend at once its idle rage. Nicholas Rowe.To Thunderverb
Oracles severe,
Were daily thunder’d in our general’s ear,
That by his daughter’s blood we must appease
Diana’s kindled wrath. Dryden.An archdeacon, as being a prelate, may thunder out an ecclesiastical censure. John Ayliffe.
To Thunderverb
Etymology: from the noun.
His nature is too noble for the world:
He would not flatter Neptune for his trident,
Nor Jove for’s power to thunder. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.So soon as some few notable examples had thundered a duty into the subjects hearts, he soon shewed no baseness of suspicion. Philip Sidney, b. ii.
His dreadful name late through all Spain did thunder,
And Hercules’ two pillars standing near,
Did make to quake and fear. Edmund Spenser.His dreadful voice no more
Would thunder in my ears. John Milton.Like a black sheet the whelming billow spread,
Burst o’er the float, and thunder’d on his head. Alexander Pope.
Wikipedia
Thunder
Thunder is the sound caused by lightning. Depending upon the distance from and nature of the lightning, it can range from a long, low rumble to a sudden, loud crack. The sudden increase in temperature and hence pressure caused by the lightning produces rapid expansion of the air in the path of a lightning bolt. In turn, this expansion of air creates a sonic shock wave, often referred to as a "thunderclap" or "peal of thunder". The scientific study of thunder is known as brontology and the irrational fear (phobia) of thunder is called brontophobia.
ChatGPT
thunder
Thunder is the loud, explosive sound that is produced as a result of the rapid expansion and contraction of air surrounding a lightning bolt. It is a natural phenomenon that occurs during thunderstorms and is often characterized by a deep rumbling or crashing noise.
Webster Dictionary
Thundernoun
the sound which follows a flash of lightning; the report of a discharge of atmospheric electricity
Thundernoun
the discharge of electricity; a thunderbolt
Thundernoun
any loud noise; as, the thunder of cannon
Thundernoun
an alarming or statrling threat or denunciation
Thundernoun
to produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity; -- often used impersonally; as, it thundered continuously
Thundernoun
fig.: To make a loud noise; esp. a heavy sound, of some continuance
Thundernoun
to utter violent denunciation
Thunderverb
to emit with noise and terror; to utter vehemently; to publish, as a threat or denunciation
Wikidata
Thunder
Thunder is the sound caused by lightning. Depending on the distance and nature of the lightning, thunder can range from a sharp, loud crack to a long, low rumble. The sudden increase in pressure and temperature from lightning produces rapid expansion of the air surrounding and within a bolt of lightning. In turn, this expansion of air creates a sonic shock wave, similar to a sonic boom, which produces the sound of thunder, often referred to as a clap, crack, or peal of thunder. The distance of the lightning can be calculated by the listener based on the time interval from when the lightning is seen to when the sound is heard.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Thunder
thun′dėr, n. the deep rumbling sound after a flash of lightning, a thunderbolt: any loud noise: an alarming denunciation.—v.i. to make thunder: to sound as thunder.—v.t. to give out with noise and terror: to publish a denunciation.—ns. Thun′derbolt, a bolt or shaft of lightning preceding a peal of thunder: anything sudden and irresistible: a daring or irresistible hero: ecclesiastical denunciation; Thun′der-clap, a sudden peal of thunder: the report of an explosion of electricity in the clouds; Thun′der-cloud, a cloud charged with electricity, which generally produces lightning and thunder; Thun′derer; Thun′dering, the report of a discharge of electricity in the clouds: thunder.—adj. unusually big, tremendous.—adv. Thun′deringly.—adjs. Thun′derless, without thunder; Thun′der-like (Shak.), like thunder, as a loud noise; Thun′derous, giving forth a sound like thunder, awful.—adv. Thun′derously.—ns. Thun′der-peal, a clap of thunder; Thun′der-plump, a heavy fall of rain in a thunder-storm; Thun′der-shower, a shower accompanied with thunder, or a short heavy shower from a thunder-cloud; Thun′der-stone (Shak.), a stone fabulously supposed to be hurled by thunder, and to do the damage of lightning, a thunderbolt: (geol.) a belemnite, so called from its dart-like shape; Thun′der-storm, continued discharges of electricity from the clouds, producing lightning and thunder, and generally accompanied with heavy rain.—v.t. Thun′der-strike, to strike as by lightning.—n. Thun′der-stroke (Shak.), a stroke or blast by lightning.—adjs. Thun′der-struck, struck by lightning: astonished: struck dumb; Thun′dery, indicative of thunder, or attended by it. [With intrusive d from A.S. þunor—þunian, to rattle; cog. with Ger. donner, Ice. þorr for þonr, L. tonāre.]
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
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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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
THUNDER
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Thunder is ranked #42378 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Thunder surname appeared 512 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Thunder.
56.8% or 291 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
31.6% or 162 total occurrences were White.
5.8% or 30 total occurrences were of two or more races.
3.3% or 17 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of thunder in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of thunder in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of thunder in a Sentence
Will the next iPhone steal The Note 8 8's thunder ? Probably, but that was always expected however, we'll need to consider the pricing of the new iPhone design.
The thunder is very loud, but the raindrops may be very small.
We obviously want to see the captain of the Thunder prosecuted for his offenses.
When magic through nerves and reason passes, imagination, force, and passion will thunder. The portrait of the world is changed.
Anne Frank, Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, July 15, 1944:
It's utterly impossible for me to build my life on a foundation of chaos, suffering and death. I see the world being slowly transformed into a wilderness, I hear the approaching thunder that, one day, will destroy us too, I feel the suffering of millions. And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel that everything will change for the better, that this cruelty too shall end, that peace and tranquility will return once more.
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- aдыдAbkhaz
- رعد, صوت الرعدArabic
- громBelarusian
- гръмBulgarian
- বজ্রধ্বনিBengali
- འབྲུག་སྐད་རྒྱག, ལྡིར་སྒྲTibetan Standard
- taraniñ, taranalBreton
- tronar, troCatalan, Valencian
- къовкъаChechen
- dunění, hřmění, hrom, hromovat, hromová rána, zahřmění, hřmítCzech
- taranau, taranuWelsh
- tordenDanish
- Donnern, DonnerGerman
- κεραυνός, βροντήGreek
- tondro, tondriEsperanto
- trueno, tronar, estruendoSpanish
- kõuEstonian
- تندر, رعدPersian
- pauhu, jyrähdellä, jyrinä, jylinä, jyrähtely, jyrähdys, jyrähtää, pauhata, jyristä, ukkonenFinnish
- toraFaroese
- tonner, tonnerre, tonitruerFrench
- daverje, tongerWestern Frisian
- toirneachIrish
- tàirneanachScottish Gaelic
- taarnaghManx
- רעםHebrew
- गड़गड़ाहट, गरजHindi
- lorayHaitian Creole
- mennydörgés, égzengés, dörgés, robaj, mennydHungarian
- որոտArmenian
- guntur, guruhIndonesian
- tónnereInterlingue
- tondrarIdo
- þrumaIcelandic
- tuonare, tuonoItalian
- רַעַםHebrew
- 雷, 雷が鳴る, 轟音, 雷鳴, 怒鳴る, 轟音を立てる, サンダーJapanese
- ქუხილი, ჭექა-ქუხილიGeorgian
- ផ្គរKhmer
- ಗುಡುಗುKannada
- 천둥, 우레Korean
- tonitruum, tonus, tonitrus, tono, tonitrua,Latin
- donnerenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ຟ້າຮ້ອງLao
- griaustinisLithuanian
- pērkonsLatvian
- whaitiriMāori
- громMacedonian
- аянгаMongolian
- guntur, guruhMalay
- မိုးကြိုးBurmese
- overdonderen, gerommel, donder, gedonder, donderenDutch
- tordenNorwegian
- iiʼniʼNavajo, Navaho
- tronar, tronada, tronOccitan
- æрвнæрынOssetian, Ossetic
- grom, zagrzmieć, grzmot, grzmieć, gromićPolish
- trovejar, estrondo, trovoar, trovoada, trovãoPortuguese
- tun, tunar, tung, tunerRomansh
- tunet, tunaRomanian
- гром, рокот, грохот, греметь, грохотать, громыхатьRussian
- गर्जनSanskrit
- tronu, tronai, tronareSardinian
- гром, гр̀мети, grmljavina, zagrmeti, grmnjevit, grmnjevito, грмљавина, grom, gr̀metiSerbo-Croatian
- විදුලි කෙටීමSinhala, Sinhalese
- hromSlovak
- grmenje, grom, grmetiSlovene
- bubullimëAlbanian
- åska, smäll, dundra, åskdån, dån, muller, mullrande, åskmuller, dånaSwedish
- இடிTamil
- ఉరుముTelugu
- สายฟ้าฟาด, สายฟ้าThai
- gök gürültüsüTurkish
- грімUkrainian
- گڑگڑاہٹ, گرجUrdu
- sét, sấmVietnamese
- tötVolapük
- דונערYiddish
- 雷Chinese
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