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thunder
verb
B2
UK /ˈθʌndə/ US /ˈθʌndɚ/
To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity.
impersonal
To make a noise like thunder.
intransitive
To (make something) move very fast (with loud noise).
ergative
To say (something) with a loud, threatening voice.
intransitive, transitive
To produce something with incredible power.
Forms
he/she/it
thunders
-ing form
thundering
past participle
thundered
past
thundered
Example sentences
132 results
I heard it thunder in the distance.
Tatoeba
Lightning precedes thunder.
Tatoeba
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thunder
The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.
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