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thunder English

Meaning thunder meaning

What does thunder mean?
Definitions in simple English

thunder Noun

— Thunder is the sound made by lightning. He heard thunder in the distance. — Thunder is a loud sound. The thunder of the train was very loud. The battlefield was full of the thunder of gunfire.

thunder Verb

— To make a loud noise like thunder. The bowling ball thundered down the lane.

thunder

— noun (= boom) a deep prolonged loud noise — noun a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning — verb move fast, noisily, and heavily The bus thundered down the road — verb (= roar) utter words loudly and forcefully 'Get out of here,' he roared — verb to make or produce a loud noise The river thundered below The engine roared as the driver pushed the car to full throttle — verb be the case that thunder is being heard Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed — noun (= big H) street names for heroin

Synonyms thunder synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as thunder?

thunder English » English

roar rumble boom sound thunderbolt rattle lightning thundering clatter thunderclap roll resound thunderstorm smack skag shout scream scag roaring ring out peal nose drops howl hell dust yell rumbling reverberate make noise heard explode echo crash bluster bellow trumpet snarl shriek noisy noise mine knock iron hammer fulminate buzz big H beat bawl yowl yawp

Topics thunder topics

What do people use thunder to talk about?
Universe, creation Sky Weather

Lightning, thunder
Universe, creation Water Movement of water

Wave
Person Sense, perceive Hear

Types of sounds
Person Sense, perceive Hear

Loud
Physical actions Move Manner of movement

Move noisily
Universe, creation World Land

Volcano

Conjugation thunder conjugation

How do you conjugate thunder?

thunder · verb

Examples thunder examples

How do I use thunder in a sentence?

Simple sentences

The thunder roared.
Lightning precedes thunder.
Lightning is usually followed by thunder.
After the lightning, came the thunder.
The flash of lightning precedes the sound of thunder.
The thunder scared the children.
Suddenly I heard a loud clap of thunder.
She is frightened of thunder.
The storm was accompanied with thunder.
Lightning normally accompanies thunder.
The thunder frightened the students.
The thunder became louder.
A sharp crack of thunder split the sky.
It is because light travels faster than sound that we see lightning before we hear thunder.
There was thunder and lightning last night.
I had hardly walked a mile when it began to thunder.
There was a sharp peal of thunder.
The heavy rain was accompanied with thunder.
Thunder indicates that a storm is near.

Movie subtitles

Let's take that ring and get up on the bandstand and steal some wedding thunder and get engaged right now.
Frightened of thunder, fearful of the dark.
Carry your thunder across the sea.
Thunder. I don't like it.
That doesn't sound like thunder.
Are you afraid of thunder?
You know what thunder is, don't you?
Thunder.
Or, by thunder, I'll cut hooks out of you where there ain't none.
Yes, sirs, by thunder, there she is.
What in thunder's come over ya since then?
What makes the dawn come up like thunder?
Yes, he's afraid of thunder.
Through the snow and sleet and hail. through the blizzard, through the gale. through the wind and through the rain. over mountain, over plain. through the blinding lightning flash. and the mighty thunder crash. ever faithful, ever true. nothing stops him.
I might have realized, all that thunder and lightning today.
It's terrible to wake up at dawn dreaming of thunder.
Now Cheyenne buy white man's thunder stick.
Holy thunder.!
And that's thunder.
Who sounded the thunder?
Oh, by thunder. I've not wound up.
I hate thunder.
Whole populations would flee to the hills when my ship came in sight of land my name was like thunder, rolling in from the sea.
Tain't thunder.
Thunder and lightning going.
Great God of Thunder!
I'm coming back from God's thunder and I don't recognize the people. nobody.
And the thunder of his horse's hooves is loud and loud and louder.
What in thunder is this?!
We can steal their thunder and boost circulation at the same time if we beat her to it.
It's a cooler for the city. Thunder.
There's no thunder in the world like the thunder of the Catskills.

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